Good Oven-fried Taco Chicken!

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope taco seasoning mix, or homemade
• 1/4 teaspoon seasoning salt (i use johnnie's)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 tablespoon louisiana hot sauce, optional as well
• 6 -8 chicken legs with thigh (coats 6-8 large chicken pieces) or 1 large broiler (coats 6-8 large chicken pieces) or 1 large broiler-fryer chicken, cut into chicken pieces (coats 6-8 large chicken pieces)
• 3 -4 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 in two (doubled) brown paper lunch sacks, combine dry ingredients (first seven or *eight including the red pepper flakes); shake well to mix.
• 2 in shallow bowl, beat eggs, milk and hot sauce.
• 3 dip chicken pieces in egg mixture, let excess drip off, then shake in bag of dry ingredients to coat.
• 4 set on plate or sheet as you go.
• 5 then after all are coated, shake each piece again in the flour mixture.
• 6 place bone sides down onto greased, foiled-lined shallow baking pan or sheet.
• 7 spray the chicken with butter-flavored vegetable spray after coating with flour mixture just before putting in the oven. then bake for 15 minutes so it can “setâ€?, then baste each piece well with melted butter.
• 8 bake, uncovered, at 350ºf for a total of 55-60 minutes or until done and juices run clear.
• 9 (when i did leg-thigh quarters, they took exactly 59 minutes).
• 10 if pieces are small, they will take less time, of course, so check.
• 11 don’t over bake it.
• 12 now kick back, have a beer, relax and don’t worry about it!
• 13 it doesn’t stick or even need to be turned! (don’t turn it btw).
• 14 prepare the rest of your sides and…enjoy!