Juicy Fried Chicken Casserole Style Recipes

SECRET INGREDIENT BEST JUICY FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a shallow dish or bowl combine egg with soup and 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt; mix until thoroughly combined.
• Add the chicken pieces and using your clean hands toss to coat completely; set aside or you may refrigerate until ready to finish making the recipe.
• In a medium bowl mix together flour with cornstarch, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, paprika, 1 teaspoon seasoned salt and black pepper.
• Working with one piece of chicken at a time, place the soup-coated chicken into the flour mixture and toss to coat completely.
• Add more flour and/or cornstarch if necessary adding them in equal parts (there should be an equal amount of each in the mixture, if you add in 2 tablespoons flour you must add in 2 tablespoons cornstarch with the flour).
• Place the coated chicken on a rack and allow to sit until it becomes doughy (THIS IS A CRUCIAL STEP to ensure crispiness when fried).
• Heat oil in a deep skillet over medium heat (be certain to use enough oil to cover the chicken pieces).
• Once the chicken is doughy test oil by dropping in a piece of the "dough" into it the oil is ready when it stars to fry immediately.
• Fry chicken pieces in oil for about 10 minutes or until cooked through and juices run clear.
• Drain on a rack.

UNFORGETTABLE CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Stir together first 8 ingredients.
• Spoon into greased 9x13 baking dish.
• Bake at 350F for 40 minutes.
• Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups french fried onion rings over top and bake 5 more minutes or until bubbly around edges.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

LEFTOVER FRIED CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8x8 baking dish and set aside. Debone and remove skin from your left over chicken. I used the chicken breasts. You can use fried, baked or whatever chicken you have left over. Dice up into bite-size pieces. Chop up water chestnuts. I used my kitchen shears to do both of these.
• 2. Mix well all ingredients. Pour into prepared dish and bake at 350 for approximately 25 to 30 minutes or until it begins to bubble.
• 3. NOTE: Lena's original recipe called for 1 cup chicken, 2 chopped hard boiled eggs, 1/2 cup celery, which she microwaved briefly, cream of chicken soup and no water chestnuts. I only had cream of mushroom soup, no celery, nor eggs. I thought the water chestnuts would add a bit of crunch so there you go...my own creation. It was so good and I'm sure hers is, too!