Homemade Shake and Bake
I’ll be the first to admit that I am very careful about what goes into my food. Whenever I am in the grocery store, providing I am not panicking lol, I scrutinize the ingredient labels to the nth degree. Now, chicken is a hard meat for me to eat. I have often used Shake and Bake to make it tastier, while still keeping the dish on the healthier side. However, after reading through the ingredients list of prepackaged shake and bakes and bread crumb mixtures at the store, and not liking what I saw, I immediately went on the hunt for a healthier, homemade alternative. I came across this Homemade Shake and Bake recipe by Jen at Home in the Finger Lakes and had to try it. And it is….delicious! So simple to make, and you can make a huge batch of it, stick it in the freezer, and you will always be ready for a quick chicken dinner. 🙂
What is Shake and Bake?
Shake and Bake is a flavored bread crumb product manufactured by Kraft Foods. It is typically used to coat meats such as chicken or pork, but it can also be used to coat vegetables like eggplant Parmesan. This product has been around a LONG time, since 1965.
How to Make Homemade Shake and Bake: Step-By-Step
Step 1. Measure out 4 cups of plain, dry bread crumbs into a large bowl.
Step 2. Measure out all of the spices into the bowl with the bread crumbs, and stir until combined.
Step 3. Add in the vegetable oil, and stir until all of the dry ingredients look wet. Pour Shake and Bake mixture into a labeled gallon-size freezer bag. Store the mixture until needed. It doesn’t freeze solid, so you will always be able to measure out what you need.
Homemade Shake and Bake
Ingredients
- 4 cups dry bread crumbs (I use a whole 8 oz. box of Kikkoman Panko Bread Crumbs)
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- Freshly ground Himalayan pink salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients, including the salt and pepper. Stir until combined.
- Add in the vegetable oil, and stir until all of the dry ingredients look wet.
- Pour Shake and Bake mixture into a labeled gallon-size freezer bag. Store the mixture until needed. It doesn’t freeze solid, so you will always be able to measure out what you need.
Shake and Bake Chicken
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Pour some of the shake and bake into a large resealable bag. I usually do around ~1/2 cup of mixture per chicken breast (might be a little less/more, depending on size of chicken).
- Rinse chicken breast in cold water, let the excess drip off, then put into bag with the mixture. Seal the bag and shake until uniformly coated. Remove coated chicken breast from the bag and shake off the excess. Repeat for remaining chicken breasts, if needed.
- Place coated chicken breast(s) on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil.
- Bone-in chicken: bake for about 45 minutes, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
- Boneless chicken: bake for about 20 minutes, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
Notes
Recipe lightly adapted from Jen at Home in the Finger Lakes.
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I love finding healthier homemade alternatives to convenience foods!
Thank you for sharing 🙂
No problem!! I spent 15 minutes one day at the grocery store in the bread crumb aisle just shaking my head, thinking there’s got to be a healthier way to make this. And then I came across your recipe and was like Eureka! 🙂
This sounds delicious. I do much prefer homemade recipes as they are much healthier as you control what goes into them.
This is really lovely Phoebe.. I will try baking and shaking it tomorrow. I took your recipe. ❤
Absolutely hard to think what to do for breakfast , lunch and dinner specially when someone in the family is so picky! 🙁
This recipe looks interesting, I maybe try this one day!.
This sounds great! All the fresh herbs and spices should really make this tasty!
I love that you read the back of all the labels in the grocery store because I do the same thing. I am a bit of a health nut who’s always looking for something health conscious. I also make homemade shake and bake, so I love your easy recipe for it! I’m going to try adding these delicious herbs with my whole wheat bread crumbs.
I love the sound of this homemade shake and bake recipe. I love how you went through everything step by step.
Homemade recipes still remains the best, since you control everything in it and the process of making. I love your detailing here, from this post someone who doesn’t know anything about the recipe can follow your guide and make it perfect. Thanks for sharing
Yummy!!!!