My mom used to make "Bisquick chicken" for dinner, and it was so simple, yet so moist, juicy and tasty. I think the secret is that the Bisquick coating locks in the juices and flavor. I’m sure she got the recipe from the back of a Bisquick box or in a 1970’s Better Homes and Garden magazines.
When I get a large package of chicken legs from Costco, I wash and marinate them all with some salt, pepper and garlic and throw them in ziplock bags in the freezer. That way, when I feel like making a chicken leg dish, I can defrost one of the bags of chicken in the fridge, and they are all ready to go marinated. The key to this easy dish is that the chicken is well marinated ahead of time.
Just coat with Bisquick and bake when you don't feel like spending too much time in the kitchen. (And line your baking dish with foil for easy clean up!)
Yields 5-6 servings
Ingredients:
- 12 chicken legs (about 4 lbs) pre-marinated with salt (2 t), pepper ( ½ t) and garlic powder (1 t)
- 1 c Bisquick mix
- ½ t salt
- ½ t pepper
- 3 T butter
Procedures:
- Grease a foiled lined baking dish generously with butter.
- In a bowl, mix together the Bisquick, salt, and pepper.
- Coat each pre-marinated chicken leg with the Bisquick, salt, pepper mixture and place on the foil lined greased baking dish.
- Top each leg with a small piece of butter.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes, turning over the legs halfway though. Serve hot. (Note: This recipe will only taste good if you pre-marinate the chicken legs, otherwise the salt, garlic and pepper taste will only be on the outside coating and may end up tasting too salty).