Egg Free, Dairy Free Chicken or Pork Chop Breading

This breading is a great substitute for the store bought Shake 'N Bake coating. The top picture is chicken tenders and the bottom picture is pork chops. Both were very good hot and cold.

Chicken or Pork Chop Breading

Chicken or pork chops
Safe bread crumbs (I use this recipe to make my own)
Seasoning desired (I used seasoning salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder,
       Italian Seasoning and Old Bay)
Few tbsp oil, optional

Place the bread crumbs, seasonings and oil in a large Ziploc bag. Moisten the meat with some water then place it, a few at a time, into the bag. Shake until thoroughly coated. Place the meat onto a foil lined baking sheet. Bake at 400 until cooked though (my boneless meats took 20-30 minutes).

Egg Free, Dairy Free Potato Crumb Chicken

This is one of our favorite coatings for chicken.

Potato Crumb Chicken

1/2 cup safe bread crumbs (I use homemade)
1/2 cup safe mashed potato flakes (I use Betty Crocker Potato Buds)
3 lbs boneless skinless chicken, cut into nugget sized pieces or strips or any size desired

Combine the bread crumbs and mashed potato flakes in a wide bowl. Wet the chicken slightly with water, melted dairy free margarine or soy milk then roll the chicken in the mixture to coat completely. Place the coated chicken on a foil lined baking sheet. Bake at 400 for 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked thorugh.
*  You can vary the amounts of the ingredients to make the amount you require, just make sure that you have equal amounts of bread crumbs and potato flakes.
*  Dry onion soup mix can also be added to the mixture.
*  I have a recipe for homemade bread crumbs posted 3/15/10 title croutons / bread crumbs.