Baked "Fried" Chicken

We are from the midwest so comfort food is definitely something we love! Baked “fried” chicken, mashed potatoes with a little cauliflower and country style green beans flavored with onion and turkey bacon! It doesn’t get much better than this!

Ingredients

• 6 medium bone-in skinless drumsticks
• 2 1/2 cups bran flakes
• 3 tsp kosher salt, less if you are using normal salt
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp fresh black pepper
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• Oil spray
• 50 oz. can of green beans
• 1 large yellow onion
• 2 pieces of turkey bacon
• 2 medium Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 3 cups cauliflower florets
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/3 cup 2% milk
• 3 Tbsp. Grass fed butter or margarine
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. ground black pepper
• 2 Tbsp. finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Line a baking sheet with foil and set a rack above. Spray rack with oil.
2. Crush cereal in a food processor or chopper. In a bowl mix crushed cereal with salt, paprika, garlic powder, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Place in a shallow dish or ziplock bag.
3. Using a cooking brush, brush Dijon mustard onto chicken then coat chicken with crushed cereal mixture. Place chicken on wire rack and spray with oil. Bake 35-40 minutes. (Chicken should be at an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
4. Country Green Beans
5. Chop bacon and onion. Cook bacon and onion until bacon is slightly crisp. Add green beans without draining. Let simmer on low for 20-25 minutes!
6. Mashed Potatoes with Cauliflower
7. Cover potatoes, cauliflower and garlic with water in 3-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered until vegetables are very tender, about 15 minutes; drain. Return vegetables to saucepan; mash. Stir in remaining ingredients. Enjoy!