Monday Chicken

Today's Menu: Cornflake Chicken, Twice-Baked Potatoes, Green Beans, Layered Pudding Dessert (or strawberry banana jello)

Cornflake Chicken
½ cup flour
1 tbsp. Lawry’s seasoning salt
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
4 cups cornflakes
1 fryer chicken, cut up and skinned, or about three pounds chicken pieces, skinned (boneless breast is good)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Line a shallow baking pan, such as a cookie sheet, with aluminum foil.  Combine flour and seasonings in small bowl.  Beat egg and milk together in another small bowl.  Dump cornflakes into a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.  Dip chicken pieces first in the flour, then in the egg, then shake in the bag of cornflake crumbs.  Arrange on baking sheet.  Bake until done, about 45 min.



Twice-Baked Potatoes
6 large russet potatoes
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 to 1 cup skim milk
3 tablespoons crumbled cooked bacon
3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon snipped chives
½ teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
1 ½ cups (6 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
Paprika
Bake potatoes at 375 degrees for 1hour or until soft.  Allow to cool.  Cut a thin slice off the top of each potato.  Scoop out the pul and place in a bowl; add butter and mash the pulp.  Blend in milk, bacon, onion, chives, salt, pepper and 1 cup of cheese.  Spoon into potato shells.  Top with remaining cheese and sprinkle with paprika.  Place on a baking sheet.  Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.  Yield: 6 servings.


  Layered Pudding Dessert
1 cup vanilla wafer cookies, crushed and divided
1 3-oz. Package cook-and-stir vanilla pudding mix
2 ripe bananas, divided
1 3-oz. Package strawberry jello
1 cup whipped topping
Spread half of the crushed wafers in the bottom of a greased 8-inch square pan.  Prepare pudding mix according to package directions; spoon hot pudding over crumbs.  Slice one banana; place over pudding.  Top with remaining crumbs.  Chill for 1 hour.  Meanwhile, prepare gelatin according to package directions; chill for 30 minutes or until partially set.  Pour over crumbs.  Slice the remaining banana and place over gelatin.  Spread whipped topping over all.  Chill for 2 hours.