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CRISPY RANCH CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS

2         CUPS CRISPY RICE CEREAL

½   CUP GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE

1         ENVELOPE RANCH SALAD DRESSING MIX

2         2 EGG WHITES, BEATEN

3         8   SKINLESS BONELESS CHICKEN THIGHS

DIRECTIONS

 PREHEAT OVEN TO 350

SPRAY A LARGE BAKING SHEET WITH PAM

COMBINE THE RICE CEREAL, PARMESAN & RANCH MIX IN LARGE BOWL

 PLACE BEATEN EGG WHITES IN A MEDIUM BOWL

DIP EACH CHICKEN THIGH IN THE EGG WHITES

DIP IN THE CEREAL MIXTURE AND COAT EVENLY

 ARRANGE THE COATED CHICKEN ON BAKING SHEET

BAKE 20 – 25 MINUTES, UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN AND JUICES RUN CLEAR WHEN PIERCED WITH A KNIFE


GARLIC MASHED POTATOES

 INGREDIENTS

2 ¼ LBS   RUSSET OR YUKON GOLD POTATOES

1   WHOLE GARLIC BULB

1   TBSP OLIVE OIL

½   CUP SOUR CREAM

2         TBSP BUTTER

1/8   TSP SALT

1/8   TSP BLACK PEPPER

FRESH CHIVES

DIRECTIONS

 PREHEAT OVEN TO 375

PEEL POTATOES & CUT INTO EVEN SIZE PIECES

PLACE IN A LARGE POT OF LIGHTLY SALTED WATER

BRING TO A BOIL THEN REDUCE & SIMMER UNTIL COOKED THROUGH, ABOUT 20 MINUTES

 SEPARATE GARLIC CLOVES, BUT DO NOT PEEL

PLACE IN A BOWL, ADD OLIVE OIL, TOSS TO COAT

PLACE ON A BAKING SHEET AND ROAST IN OVEN UNTIL SOFTENED, ABOUT 10 MINUTES

ALLOW TO COOL SLIGHTLY

 DRAIN POTATOES & RETURN TO POT

MASH SLIGHTLY

ADD SOUR CREAM & BUTTER

SQUEEZE PULP FROM GARLIC CLOVES INTO POT

ADD SALT & BLACK PEPPER

 MASH POTATOES UNTIL COMBINED & SMOOTH

TRANSFER TO A SERVING BOWL

CUT CHIVES INTO SMALL PIECES

SPRINKLE OVER MASHED POTATOES & SERVE