#630: Oven Fried Picnic Chicken

I have no idea why this is called picnic chicken.  I wouldn't really ever plan to bring this on a picnic.  Regardless, despite a change in the cook time, we really enjoyed this.  It reminded Allison of her favorite "Cornflake Chicken," but it has a nice taste to it with the ranch dressing in it. 

2/3 cup buttermilk
8 boneless skinless chicken breasts (2 1/2 lb)
1 cup corn flakes cereal
1 cup Original Bisquick® mix or all-purpose flour (I used Bisquick) 
2 packages (1 oz each) ranch dressing mix (dry)                                       
Cooking spray

Heat oven to 400ºF. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.  Pour buttermilk into shallow glass or plastic bowl. Add chicken; turn to coat. Let stand 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, in 2-quart resealable food-storage plastic bag, crush cereal with rolling pin. Add Bisquick mix and dressing mix (dry) to cereal in bag. Remove chicken from buttermilk; discard buttermilk. Add chicken to cereal mixture. Seal bag; shake to coat.

Place chicken on cookie sheet. Spray with cooking spray. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).  (Ours did NOT need 45-50 minutes to cook...30 minutes was plenty!)