Creamy Cornflake Chicken

From last time's chicken with cornflakes dish, I make another, hehe, again from Cookie Monster's blog. The ingredients were basically the same, and I still had left-over yogurt, so I thought, hey, why not? :) So, here we go!

What you need:
3 boneless chicken pieces
1 can cream of chicken soup
250ml sour cream or yogurt (I used yogurt)
2 cups cornflakes
Enough grated cheddar cheese to cover the chicken
Seasonings, e.g. salt, pepper, chicken stock, herbs, etc

What you do:

1. Preheat oven to 175 C. Marinate the chicken with your favorite seasoning combo for at least 15 minutes. I used white pepper, chicken stock, garlic powder and parsley.
2. Place the chicken pieces in a shallow baking dish and cover with lots and lots of cheddar cheese. (:D)
3. Mix soup, yogurt and cornflakes in a bowl, and pour over the chicken. Add extra cornflakes over the top if you wish to have it crisper.
4. Bake in oven for 30-40 minutes, or until cheese is melted and chicken is cooked through.

Our first reaction when this came out of the oven was... Um, right.... It looked a LOT like the chicken cake, only it wasn't as solid and it had cornflakes on the top. We were a *bit* apprehensive at actually eating it, but what do you know! It was actually pretty good!

Justin, particularly, liked it because it was "much more flavorsome than the other one!". Me and Hadi, on the other hand, actually prefer the other one. Hadi, because it was crunchier. Me, because I didn't like the cheesy taste that much. Maybe I put in too much cheese or something, but surely there's no such thing??? :P

The texture of the cornflake/yogurt/soup mix actually left a lot to be desired. Because I didn't have canned soup available, I made one from scratch. Haha, or not. I actually made one from a packet mix instead. Maggi's, I believe. So this resulted in a hot soup. I was worried about the yogurt curdling or something if something hot is added, but Hadi assured me it would be fine. So I just mixed it in. The thing is, I forgot about the cornflakes! Cereal goes soft amazingly fast when mixed with hot liquids. So the cornflakes sort of turned mushy and not at all crunchy. Sigh. So I just sprinkled a lot more on top ;) But it wasn't the same, phoo~

If I do this again, I might consider pan-frying the chicken before pouring over the soup mix, just because it would give a better texture. :P Of course, it takes away the simplicity of the dish, but hehe, its something to keep in mind. :)

Quote of the day: If it weren't for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn't get any exercise at all.