Skip to main content

You're the STAR Blog Hop & HOME Features

T his linky party is the perfect place to show off your creativity! Share your blog posts, for a chance to be featured next month!     WELCOME to the August 2022  " You're the Star " Blog Hop! Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog: Keep cool during these last few weeks of summer with my delicious 3-Ingredient No Churn Ice Cream ! ___________________________ WELCOME to  HOME feature week of the August 2022  " You're the STAR " blog hop! Meet your HOME week Hosts   This week is HOME feature week Swing by the Home Hosts' Blogs: Bev from Eclectic Red Barn Cindy from Mom, the Lunch Lady Niki from Life as a LEO Wife This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU! There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month.   The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:
1 comment

Homemade Ranch Shake N Bake #Blogtober

 Crushed rice cereal, ranch dressing powder and spices are combined to make a homemade version of Shake 'n Bake.



Growing up, my Mom would always jazz up our chicken drumsticks, or pork chops by coating them with crushed cereal. Sometimes she would use Rice Krispies, other times it would be Corn Flakes. No matter what kind she used, the chicken, or pork she served always had a wonderful crispy crust. That was her version of Shake 'n Bake, since my Dad isn't big on spices. 

My kids are crazy about chicken drumsticks, so I buy them often. The are less expensive than the breast, so I am glad my kids love dark meat cuts of chicken. I usually just roast them in the oven with some potatoes, but this time I was in the mood for a crispy breaded crust. I never buy Shake 'n Bake, so I thought I would make my own, just like Mom use to do. 

Since I had part of an opened packet of ranch dressing powder, I decided to use it in my crushed cereal. I added a few more spices and the breading smelled fabulous. My teenage son was the first to taste the chicken at dinner that night, and raved about how delicious it was. Even my daughter (super picky eater), LOVED this chicken. She usually turns her nose up at anything newI try to make. The breading was slightly sweet, tangy and full of awesome ranch flavours. The chicken was super tender, with wonderful crispy skin. I can not wait to try this breading with pork chops next!




Homemade Ranch Shake 'n Bake
makes two batches

Hun... What's for Dinner? Homemade Shake 'n Bake- make an old classic at home!2 C rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies)
2 Tbs ranch dressing powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1/4 C butter, melted
6-8 chicken drumsticks 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil and set aside.

Place rice cereal in a large zip top bag, close securely and crush to fine crumbs, using a rolling pin. Add in the ranch dressing powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper; shaking to combine. Pour half the mixture into a shallow dish. Save remaining mixture for another meal.

Take a chicken drumstick and dip it into the melted butter. Coat drumstick with cereal mixture, until generously coated, and place on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining chicken drumsticks. Drizzle any remaining butter onto the chicken before baking. Discard any remaining breading used to coat the chicken.

Bake chicken drumsticks, for 25-30 minutes; until the internal temperature reads 168 degrees F. Let rest 5 minutes before serving.


This recipe is being shared at these AWESOME Linky Parties

Labels:

Comments

  1. Elaine23 October 2020 at 09:09

    Wow this looks delicious.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anonymous23 October 2020 at 09:15

    OHHHH MY GOD!!
    I love them! but I can never seem to do them right for some reason. Hopefully following this will bring me more success!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Christine23 October 2020 at 10:11

    These look delish! I never thought of coating using rice cereals, always used breadcrumbs. Will give this recipe a try... am sure my little boy will love them :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Cindy Jamieson23 October 2020 at 11:49

      My SO says the same thing (about bread crumbs, LOL). Thank you so much for stopping in :)

      Delete
  4. laurensparks.net23 October 2020 at 16:10

    Sounds yummy! Visiting you from the friendship friday blog hop. laurensparks.net

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

We love hearing from you!! Let us know what you think.

Popular posts from this blog

No Yeast Old Fashion Cinnamon Rolls

 These delicious cinnamon sticky rolls have been in my family for over 40 yrs. No yeast is required, so you can whip up a batch of these in no time. Still tender, sticky sweet and delicious! Ever since I can remember Mom would make these as a special treat. It wasn't too often, but every once in a while, we'd come home to these no yeast cinnamon rolls, as an after school snack. Growing up, this is what I thought cinnamon rolls were. I wasn't aware that there was a yeast version of cinnamon rolls. As much as I LOVE the yeast version, this no yeast version seems to make an appearance more frequently here at home.  Since there is no yeast in the dough, it does not need to rise for 30 minutes before being rolled out and baked. When I worked in the retirement home the residents were always excited when I made these cinnamon rolls. They said it reminded them of their childhood. It was amazing seeing how happy a simple recipe could make them. I don't make these very often and
35 comments
Read more

50+ Creative Cottage Meal Ideas

When the warm weather hits many of us head to the cottage, to enjoy the sunshine and time near the water. Instead of always packing up burgers and hot dogs, I've rounded up over 50 creative meal ideas for delicious breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Ever since I was little my family always enjoyed a few weeks camping at a near by provincial park, during the summer months. When us kids, became older and moved away, Mom and Dad bought a trailer which remained parked at a location, so we would often go and visit for a few weeks then too. My mom has always been an amazing cook and with her outside kitchen often made our family favourites, even at camp. Now that my SO and his family have a cottage, we are frequently there for most of the summer. Hamburgers and Hot Dogs seem to be our go to, so I wanted to collect new creative meals perfect to make while camping, or at the cottage.  Breakfast Recipes Healthy Banana Milkshake Thick, creamy banana milkshake made without ice cream, dairy, and
14 comments
Read more

Sam & Cat Sloppy Waffles

 A nod to the popular preteen TV show Sam & Cat, these s loppy waffles pair classic sloppy joes with crisp waffles. Years ago, my daughter fell in love with a kids show called Sam and Cat. This show melds two shows the kids use to watch together. It stars Sam Puckett (Jennette McCurdy) from iCarly and Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande) from Victorious. It's a witty and fun show and the kids loved the hijinks these two girls get into every week. In one particular episode, they get stuck inside a secret room, they find in their apartment (which use to be Cat's Nonna's before she moved to Elderly Acres). While they are stuck in the secret room, Cat mentions her idea of Sloppy Waffles, which pairs waffles and sloppy joes. Sam falls in love with the idea and once they are rescued by their friend Goomer, the show ends with the girls enjoying Sloppy Waffles. We recently watched the episode on Netflix, and the kids commented that we should try to make Sloppy Waffles. I thought it wa
12 comments
Read more