Polenta Crumbed Chicken

My friend Jodie asked if I would post this recipe, when I was talking to her today. It actually comes from another friend whose ideas I often steal. This one is worth the theft, especially if you can't eat wheat.

Polenta Crumbed Chicken

Chicken fillets ~ breast or thigh
buttermilk
parmesan cheese, finely grated
polenta

1. Place the chicken fillets in a dish in a single layer and pour over some buttermilk. Not so it's swimming in buttermilk, but enough that both sides are in contact with it and allow to sit at least for an hour, or all day if possible in the refrigerator.
2. In another dish, combine the polenta and grated parmesan. You could add finely chopped herbs, like parsley if you desire.
3. Roll the chicken in the buttermilk as you remove it from the dish to ensure it is quite moist and then press the fillet into the polenta mixture and ensure both sides are well coated. The buttermilk will help it stick.
4. Set aside in the refrigerator for about 20-30 minutes.
5. Heat some olive oil and butter in a fry pan and add the chicken fillets to the pan. When the chicken is browned on one side, turn the fillets over and cook until golden on the other side.

You will need to watch the chicken while it's cooking as the polenta is inclined to brown before the chicken is cooked so try and cook it on a medium heat.

I apologise for the lack of quantities, but it really is a meal where you just use enough to suit the number of people you're feeding.

There are any number of recipes you can use the buttermilk in. This week I will be trialling a gluten free scone recipe that requires buttermilk, so I'll let you know how that goes. You can use buttermilk in regular scones, muffins, cakes, pancakes etc.

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Mr Busy has enjoyed his birthday, despite his first experience with government instituted testing at school. I was at the supermarket at 7am picking up cornflakes to make honey joys so he could take them to school to share with his friends...and his teachers (both of them)....and the receptionist, and CRO and Principal and, lucky for her, the Head of Secondary! He's such a generous lad. Just as well the recipe made 24 and he only has 16 kids in his class LOL. The Principal did a swap with him: a honey joy for a lucky dip into the birthday container he keeps in his office for just such special occasions.

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Could someone please explain to me how it is that everything that needs to be done has to be done in the one little bit of time in a week? I've just had a phone call from the Girls Brigade Captain (one of four phone calls in 5 minutes!!!!!!!) asking if we'll be at the Mother/Daughter night this week. ARRRGGGHHHH I'm meant to be popping in at my brother's place to pick some stuff up...could've managed that. But this week the girls will start later and finish when I'm meant to be 25 minutes away...and I have to make a stop on the way there! It's just not going to happen, is it?