(Recipe} Oven-Fried Chicken

When you grow up in the south, fried chicken is a frequent menu item albeit probably not the healthiest menu item… I’ve been making this healthier oven-fried chicken for years.  It’s easy to make with ingredients I usually have on hand and it’s always a hit with my family.  While you can use any chicken cut for this, we tend to go for the drumsticks since they’re easy for my girls to grab and eat.  Delish!

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

3- to 3 1/2-lb cut-up whole chicken (or cut of your choice)

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 425°F. Melt butter in 13x9-inch pan in oven.
2. In shallow dish, mix flour, paprika, salt and pepper. Coat chicken with flour mixture. Place chicken, skin sides down, in pan.
3. Bake uncovered 30 minutes. Turn chicken; bake about 30 minutes longer or until juice is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (170°F for breasts; 180°F for thighs and legs).

Enjoy!

What's for Dinner? with the Wisest Kid in the Whole World!

What's for dinner?  Ahhh, the million dollar question, right?  While I'd love to say that I'm one of those moms that has my menu planned out and ready to go every week, instead I'm usually standing in front of the pantry in the evening, waiting for some mealtime inspiration.

Now, though, mama's got a little helper: Campbell's Kitchen  has new, kid-friendly recipes like Mini Chicken Pot Pies, and fun ways for your kids to eat tomato soup or chicken noodle soup.  Campbell's soup is a pantry staple around here, so I'm excited about this new recipe resource.

I don't know about you, but nothing makes me happier than when my kids enjoy the food that I've made for them.  (I've had my share of recipe fails around the home.made. abode, so believe me when I say this!)  My oldest daughter actually told me this past week "Mom, if you want me to eat, you need to make this more often."

Out of the mouths of babes...

Campbell's new Wisest Kid in the World widget allows you to plug in your kids' words of wisdom for all the world to see, so I thought my girl's advice to me should be shared.  If your child has had something crazy come of his/her mouth, plug it in to the widget so we can all enjoy!

I'll be taking my daughter's words to heart and making her new fave dinner more often, so she'll eat as opposed to saying she's not hungry and then wanting a snack an hour later.  (Tell me this doesn't only happen in my house!).  And I'm sharing the recipe with you for this new fave of my kids... enjoy!

This is a sponsored post, but all opinions are my own.