AFFORDABLE DINNER
Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken with Green Beans
★ Kid-ApprovedAn easy, wholesome recipe made without gluten or yeast ingredients—created for real families and real grocery budgets.
TIME45 minESTIMATED COST$2.31 per servingDIETGluten free + yeast free
🍗$2.31ESTIMATED PER SERVING
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WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Ingredients
- ✓8 bone-in chicken drumsticks, about 2 1/2 pounds
- ✓1 cup certified gluten-free cornmeal
- ✓1/2 cup gluten-free 1-to-1 flour
- ✓2 large eggs
- ✓2 tablespoons milk or unsweetened dairy-free milk
- ✓2 tablespoons olive oil
- ✓1 teaspoon paprika labeled gluten free
- ✓1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ✓3/4 teaspoon salt
- ✓Black pepper to taste
- ✓1 pound frozen green beans
LET'S COOK
Directions
- 1Heat oven to 425°F, place a wire rack on a rimmed sheet pan, and brush the rack with oil
- 2Keep raw chicken and its juices away from other foods, then wash hands and sanitize the work area
- 3Beat the eggs and milk in one shallow bowl
- 4Mix the cornmeal, flour, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in another
- 5Dip each drumstick in the egg mixture and then coat it fully in the cornmeal mixture
- 6Place on the rack without crowding and lightly brush or drizzle with the remaining oil
- 7Bake 35–42 minutes, turning once, until crisp and every drumstick reaches 165°F at the thickest part without touching bone
- 8Use clean tongs and a clean platter for the cooked chicken
- 9Cook the green beans until steaming and tender
- 10Divide two drumsticks and green beans per person
- 11Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours
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