Dinner tonight - Easy, Cheap, Yummy

A friend of mine reminded me yesterday that it's been ages since I've done a blog post about cooking.  I love to cook.  Here's a meal idea that while isn't super fancy, is delicious and simple to prepare.

Oven "fried" drumsticks

Roasted teeny tiny potatoes

Sauteed Greens 

The main ingredients.

Butter makes everything better.

Greens sauteeing away.

Dinner with a little glass of Sauvignon Blanc on the side.

Recipes:

Oven "fried" drumsticks

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/3 cup flour

1/2 cup cornmeal

1/3 cup Parmesan (grated)

1 tsp thyme

1 tsp oregano

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp paprika

6-8 chicken drumsticks, skin on

1 tbsp melted butter

Preheat oven to 400. Using a baking rack allows the chicken to get crispy all over without needing to turn it.

Pour buttermilk into one bowl and mix dry ingredients together in another.

Dip the chicken into the buttermilk. Let the excess drip off. Dip into dry mixture and coat.  Drizzle the chicken with melted butter and bake for 45-55 minutes, until golden brown.

Sauteed Greens

I used a 1lb bag of precut, prewashed mixed Southern Greens .  Usually  I just use bunches of fresh greens, but today, convenience took precedence.  You can make this recipe with Swiss Chard, too.

1lb greens, chopped in to 1" strips (any greens will work: mustard, turnip, collard, spinach, kale, broccoli rabe, etc.)

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 onion, chopped

2 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup vegetable stock

salt, pepper, grated Parmesan

In a large pot/skillet sautee the onions and garlic in the olive oil over medium heat until translucent.  Add the greens and the vegetable stock. Season with salt and pepper. Stir occassionally. Don't cook them to death.  Sprinkle with Parmesan.

Roasted teeny tiny potatoes

1lb tiny potatoes

1 tbsp olive oil

salt and pepper

Place potatoes in a small roasting pan and toss to coat with olive oil.  Roast at 400 for 45 minutes. Season with kosher salt and pepper.

I place the potatoes on the rack beneath the chicken.  When the chicken is done (and removed from the oven), I move the potatoes up under the broiler and broil them for a couple minutes until the skins brown and blister.

Here's why I love this dinner.  It's really, really tasty. Easy to prepare. Good for you. And inexpensive.

Bon appetit~!