Lately these days I have not been terribly motivated in the kitchen to try anything new, and exciting. We did however try this oven fried chicken the other day to try and go a little healthier (gasp right :)
Nonetheless, I think everyone should have in their arsenal a few good basic recipes that you can produce from a number of things that are more than likely hanging around the cupboards and refrigerators-this would be one to add to that list.
Oven Fried Chicken (from Food Network, Paula Deen)
2 cups Panko bread crumbs
1 cup grated Parmesan
4 Tbsp olive oil, divided
2 Tbsp dried or fresh Thyme leaves
Kosher Salt and fresh ground black pepper
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp water
1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/4" thickness
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with heavy duty aluminum foil and place a cooling/baking rack over the foil and spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
In a shallow dish combine bread crumbs, cheese, 2 Tbsp olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper. In a separate shallow dish combine water, dijon mustard, salt and pepper, and remaining olive oil.
Coat each chicken breast with the mustard mixture, and then generously dredge the chicken in the bread crumb mixture. We really liked the crust so we tried to get a really good crust going on! Place each chicken breast on the prepared baking rack.
Bake for 25-30 minutes until the coating is golden brown and a thermometer measures 165 degrees. Serve immediately.
