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Monday, March 2, 2009

Cap'n Crunch Chicken

This dinner is a fun treat for our family. First of all, it's fun just because of what it is - how could sugary cereal on chicken not be fun? And it is a treat because cold cereal is not a common purchase in our house.

The inspiration for this dish comes from a local restaurant where my husband and I went on one of our first dates. He loved their Cap'n Crunch chicken and I knew I wanted to recreate it for him. It took a few years before I actually tackled the project though. Now, we have it on a somewhat regular basis when we're in the mood for something a little different and a little fun.

Cap'n Crunch Chicken
  • 1 -1 1/2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into "fingers"
  • 1 c. flour
  • 1/2 t. each of salt, pepper, and garlic powder
  • 1/4 t. cayenne pepper
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 c. milk
  • 4 c. original Cap'n Crunch (similar store-brands work just fine!), crushed to 2 cups
  • 1 c. corn meal
  • Oil for frying
1. Combine the flour and seasonings in one shallow dish and set aside. In a second shallow dish, whisk together the egg and milk. And in a third shallow dish, combine the crushed Cap'n Crunch and corn meal.
2. In a large skillet add enough oil to fill about 1 inch. Heat over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, dredge the chicken pieces in the flour, then in the eggs and roll in the cereal mixture until covered completely. (If you want to prepare this meal stolen moments style, just prepare all of the chicken and place in the refrigerator before frying. Actually, doing it this way sets the coating and helps it stay on better while frying.)3. Fry the chicken in the hot oil, a few pieces at a time, for about 3 minutes per side.

Serve with Ranch or Honey-Mustard dipping sauce.

Whenever I make a meal like this that involves the crushing of some ingredient, I love to have at least one of the kids get involved. They have so much fun helping to crush with the rolling pin. (And the ones who aren't helping get to enjoy a small handful of cereal while waiting for their turn.)
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11 comments:

Lisa@BlessedwithGrace said...

Oh how fun. Now I have an excuse for buying Captain Crunch cereal!!

Jerri at Simply Sweet Home said...

This looks delicious. Great recipe! Thanks for sharing.

ADMIN said...

My kids love Cap'n Crunch, so this is a must try for me! Thanks for sharing!

sjfarley said...

This is one of our favorite recipes but we do 1/2 corn flakes and 1/2 capn crunch. We actually do the cereal ahead of time by the box full since we use this recipe regularly.

Deanna said...

My boys will love this! I will have to let them make this.

Brenda said...

That looks SO good! I wish I could make it today :(

Anonymous said...

Yum! It does look like the coating stayed on great! I'll have to try it your way! Who doesn't love Captain Crunch? There's a Christian song that talks about Captain Crunch cereal and at concerts they throw it all around!!! Crazy!
Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
-Kim

Happy Hermit (happilyhiddenhermit@gmail.com) said...

Wow This Looks Fab , Nummy . Thank you sooo much for sharing , i would never have thought of that on my own.

Anonymous said...

wild! i need to try it!
thank you!
my kids love to help in the kitchen too:).

Anonymous said...

I saw this being shared on the Today show a few days ago. I like the idea - Al Roker asked if he could use the Crunch Berry kind, (LOL!) Thanks so much for giving a review of this recipe by a real life momma who actually tried it with her kids. Capn Crunch is really inexpensive right now so we'll give this a try. Love your Blog!

AudreyO said...

We'll have to try this. We have tried corn flakes, potato chips and ritz crackers. We've never tried Capn Crunch.