Crispy Chicken again
I made The Pioneer Woman’s Crispy Yogurt Chicken a while ago and it didn’t turn out crispy. Tasty? Yes. Crisy? Not at all. The coating was pretty mushy actually. I was determined to make it work though because I had heard so many good things about this chicken.
I saw this recipe come through my Google Reader and I thought it might be the answer to my hopes about the crispy chicken. Just to be safe, I also used chicken legs with the skin on instead of skinless breasts. And all the hard work paid off. This chicken was perfectly crispy and as tasty as the previous mushy incarnation. I’ll definitely make this again.
Crispy Chicken – adapted from PW and Mrs Sac’s Purple Kitchen
Chicken parts of your choice – I used legs with the skin on
1-2 cups fat free plain yogurt – I used Fat Free Greek yogurt
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
Lots of cilantrojuice of one lemon
2 cups of Rice Krispies or something rice based and puffy – I used Rice Krispies
1 cup bread crumbs – I used panko bread crumbs
Salt & Pepper
Cayenne Pepper – I omitted
Mix the yogurt, garlic, cilantro, and lemon together and toss your chicken with it to get it all coated. Let marinate for several hours (but if you have no time, you can skip the marinating and just move on to breading).
Crush the cereal in a food processor or blender (I just threw them in a plastic bag and crushed with my hands). When you have crumbs, add the bread crumbs and season with salt, pepper & cayenne to taste. If you’re out of cereal or crumbs, you can use all of one or the other, but the combo is nice and I really love the texture of the cereal in the final product so I’d be more inclined to use all cereal.
Roll the chicken in the coating and get a good thick coating on each piece. Place the pieces on a baking sheet lined with foil. ISpray your regular foil with cooking spray. Spray the tops of the chicken lightly with cooking spray or an olive oil mister.
Bake at 350 until cooked through and the coating is browned and crisp, about an hour for bone-in pieces, 30-45 minutes for boneless.
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
I love making a bunch of different recipes and having them come together in one awesome meal! This looks so delicious, especially with the heat we’ve been having!
Next time I come over, I insist we either have these delicious looking Gyros or go to the Turkish restaurant you talked about.
Wow, I love that addiction to the stove! Your chicken gyros look super flavorful and like the perfect hot day lunch!
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I love that every aspect of this meal is homemade… yum! What is the name of the Turkish restaurant? I need to check it out :).
I just made something similar and they were great! LOVE the sauce! Thanks!
Can’t wait for you to post the recipe – I am putting it on my menu for next week. 😀
I used to make tzatziki sauce too -until my grocery store started selling it for .99 cents for a 16 ounce container – so cheap!
Hope you have a great weekend!
I love me a traditional, good, lamb gyro- but these look delicious! I might have to break out of my comfort zone 🙂
I love me a traditional, good, lamb gyro- but these look delicious! I might have to break out of my comfort zone 🙂
We definitely have to try these…yum!
Those look delicious, I will have to try those!
Can the pita bread dough be made in advance and kept in the fridge overnight? I want to make these tomorrow for dinner but will not have time for the 90 minute and then 20 minute rise times. Any advice would be great. Thanks!
welcome to the bandwagon! love Elly’s recipe!
Manne – sounds like a plan
Lauren – It’s called Brookline Family Restaurant and it’s on Washington St in Brookline Village. Definitely check it out if you’re in the area.
Sheena – I’m not sure about freezing the pita bread dough. I’m sure it would be fine as other bread doughs can be frozen and used later. Let me know how it goes if you try it!