The Crispy Baked Fried Chicken recipe calls for a whole chicken cut up. I don't know about your family, but in mine they ALWAYS fight over the two drumsticks. I decided to head off this battle by making ALL drumsticks. :) You can pick up a pack of 6-8 drumsticks for way cheaper than you would buy a whole cut up chicken anyways- budget friendly! The chicken was nice and crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. If you like a little more spice to your "fried" chicken, I would suggest adding a few dashes of hot sauce to the buttermilk mixture before dunking the chicken into it.
The whole wheat biscuits were SUPER easy to make and delicious. I decided to use half whole wheat flour and half white flour. You could do all whole wheat or all white flour, whichever you prefer. I decided to go all southern and make my biscuits with buttermilk. It made sense anyways since I already had buttermilk leftover from making the chicken. (And pssssttt... Buttermilk is low fat! Despite it's name, it is actually a healthy alternative to whole milk.) I bought a 16oz container of buttermilk and that ended up being more than enough for both the chicken and the biscuits recipes.
All you need is to add a side and your healthy southern "fried" dinner is ready to go! I added corn on the cob. You could also do up a side of greens. Or baked beans.
Tip: To make fresh corn on the cob quick, leave the corn in their husks and microwave 3 minutes for each cob. Let cool for a few minutes and then remove the husks. The corn comes out perfect!
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