Cindy Handy | Grayson-Collin EC

Nothing beats oven-baked chicken, especially when it’s coated in ranch dressing. I loved the ease of this recipe—no frying and coating the chicken in a plastic bag makes for less cleanup. Handy says this recipe works best with shelf-stable Parmesan that comes in a shaker. Serve with a salad or mashed potatoes for an easy weeknight meal.

—Vianney Rodriguez, Food Editor

1/3 cup flour
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup Italian-style breadcrumbs
1/2 cup ranch dressing
5 chicken drumsticks

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and coat with cooking spray.

3. In a large, resealable plastic bag combine flour, Parmesan and breadcrumbs. In a large bowl, add ranch dressing.

4. Dip a drumstick into ranch dressing and coat well. Seal drumstick in plastic bag.

5. Shake bag to coat drumstick, and place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining drumsticks.

6. Bake 20 minutes, turn drumsticks over and bake an additional 20 minutes.

Serves 2.