since my post was deleted/not saved in the server transfer, I'll copy-paste it below, very easy to transfer into measured steps, or keep it as the free-form ramble it is for maximum SOVL. I don't have any creative names other than "Potato-and-Herb Baked Chicken". Schizo Fried Chicken? Hina's Baked Cutlets? or even [NON-DESCRIPT BRAND CHICKEN WITH A NUMBER OF HERBS AND SPICES] if we're going full-schizo in the presentation. Feel free to come up with something more fitting, since the original name is basically just "Potato-and-Herb Baked Chicken".
I'm trying to find a digitized version of my favorite chicken recipe, but Hungry Jack seems to have deleted it from the face of the world, so hopefully the result remains the same (EDIT - as I am writing this, wayback machine delivers, plaintext link for better copy-pasting into the cookbook -
https://web.archive.org/web/2024022...om/recipes/potato-crusted-herb-baked-chicken/):
So this is more of a free-form recipe, because I come from the school of thought that is "learn by doing", and what better excuse could I have when the original source is nowhere to be found (unless I dig up a box of 20-year old Hungry Jack Potato Flakes).
Stop ordering doordash and instacart, make your own chicken, don't even need an air fryer for this one because I assume you have an oven! (Please have an oven, I am begging you).
Get at least one egg, flour, salt, pepper, potato flakes, and whatever herbs and spices of your preference (for a one-stop heat mix I recommend McCORMICK's Sriracha Seasoning, but choose whatever you prefer). You're also going to need Chicken Thighs, clean them beforehand, pat them down - if you want a different cut of chicken, go for it, but my money's on the thighs.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees, spray cooking pan with cooking oil (or your equivalent). In one small bowl, put in your flour, salt, pepper, and other seasoning/spices. In another bowl, beat an egg with at least 1-2 tbsp of water. More egg = deeper cut of flavoring, more water = less cut of flavoring, experiment to your preferences. In a third bowl, you've got your potato flakes and herbs (can't go wrong with ground basil or parsley).
Take a chicken thigh, cover it in the flour mixture, then dip it into the egg mixture until coated, then dip into the potato flake mixture until it is your desired consistency of potato thickness. More thickness, more crunch, which requires more time to cook, and vice versa. Put the coated thighs on the cooking pan, bake for 12-15 minutes, turn them over halfway (optional for the truly lazy, but the result is a better overall coating).
Serve with whatever sides you want, most likely either cornbread and/or baked beans, or just eat them as-is, put some dijon mustard on them, use them as a base for sandwiches, chop 'em up in a salad, it's very versatile!