OVEN-FRIED COCONUT CHICKEN
*This recipe could be used for chicken wings as well*
- 1-1/2 cups (loosely packed) flaked coconut
- 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 2 eggs
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 lb of chicken pieces
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Melt butter in oven in a rimmed cookie sheet (line cookie sheet with aluminum foil & spray with cooking spray.
- Mix coconut and bread crumbs in a shallow dish
- Beat eggs until foamy in a separate dish
- Dip chicken in egg one piece at a time
- Roll in coconut mixture
- Arrange chicken skin side down in pan
- Bake for 25 minutes
- Turn chicken and bake for 20 minutes longer or until tender and lightly browned outside.