Daddy Monster was late from work today, and wanted to go out when he got home, but our "normal" dinnertime was upon us, and we were hungry, so I decided to throw something together. I had some chicken breasts thawed in the fridge, and had this great recipe pinned, and thus Hot Cheetos Chicken was born.
I used this recipe from food.com as a jumping off point.
First, I took a small bag of baked Cheetos (extra awesome, because they were free!) and threw them in the blender with a few Tbs of parmesan cheese, and pulsed it until it was all crumbled, I emptied it out onto a plate, then I did the same thing with a big handful of Hot Cheetos. I emptied that out on a plate, gave an egg a quick scramble in a bowl, and poured about a cup of flour on another plate. Once I had my assembly line set up, I butterflied my chicken (yes, it isn't that pretty, but I'm not looking for points for presentation a la Chopped or anything :), dipped it in the egg, into the flour, into the egg again, and then into the Cheetos crumbs. A small breast into the baked Cheetos for Big Monster and a slightly bigger one into the hot Cheetos for Momma Monster. I heated some vegetable oil over medium heat and then cooked the chicken until it was brownish and crispy on the outside.
Verdict: Yum! The baked Cheetos one had a far milder flavor than the hot Cheetos one, but the hot Cheetos one had no spicyness whatsoever. The hot Cheetos one was quite a bit more greasy though. They were both really good, even Big Monster (pickiest eater on the face of the PLANET!!!) finished her whole portion. I'll definitely be making them again!
I used this recipe from food.com as a jumping off point.
First, I took a small bag of baked Cheetos (extra awesome, because they were free!) and threw them in the blender with a few Tbs of parmesan cheese, and pulsed it until it was all crumbled, I emptied it out onto a plate, then I did the same thing with a big handful of Hot Cheetos. I emptied that out on a plate, gave an egg a quick scramble in a bowl, and poured about a cup of flour on another plate. Once I had my assembly line set up, I butterflied my chicken (yes, it isn't that pretty, but I'm not looking for points for presentation a la Chopped or anything :), dipped it in the egg, into the flour, into the egg again, and then into the Cheetos crumbs. A small breast into the baked Cheetos for Big Monster and a slightly bigger one into the hot Cheetos for Momma Monster. I heated some vegetable oil over medium heat and then cooked the chicken until it was brownish and crispy on the outside.
Verdict: Yum! The baked Cheetos one had a far milder flavor than the hot Cheetos one, but the hot Cheetos one had no spicyness whatsoever. The hot Cheetos one was quite a bit more greasy though. They were both really good, even Big Monster (pickiest eater on the face of the PLANET!!!) finished her whole portion. I'll definitely be making them again!
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