Well, since we already had ground beef with our tacos, had to resort to chicken. I always buy chicken frozen, and never think ahead about thawing the chicken out. Well, yesterday was different. I woke up that morning thinking, "I need to thaw some chicken for dinner tonight." So I took the chicken out of the freezer, placed in a dish, and threw into the refrigerator. Needless to say, when I got home for work, the chicken was still frozen. I mean frozen solid!!
I just hate thawing out chicken. Not sure why, but it just seems so messy and slimy.
Well, anwyay, needed something quick so I just thawed the chicken and mixed up everything I needed to make Greek Yogurt Chicken.
Now this recipe is very similar to the Hellman's "Melt In Your Mouth Chicken." Actually, it probably is the same recipe -- just a healthier version of it.
If you have tried both then there really is no comparison with taste. The mayo just makes it so good!! Although I was hesitant I will have to say that the greek yougurt is almost as good!! This was so easy, went fast, and even was packed up by my husband for his lunch. So much flavor in this chicken!!
Ingredients:
4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
1 cup plain greek yogurt (I used the Kroger brand)
1/2 cup parmesan cheese - grated (I used the Kroger brand)
1 teaspoon garlic powder (yes, I used the kroger brand)
1 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt (guess, what?? no, just kidding... I used Meijer brand)
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2) Combine Greek yogurt, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, seasoned salt, and pepper in a bowl.
3) Line baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
4) Coat each chicken breast in greek yogurt mixture and place on foiled baking sheet. (It seems like it is a mess and that it is not going to cook well, but it will be just fine!!
5) Bake for 45 minutes. (At one point I could hear the chicken sizzling and was concerned. I really didn't think it would come out very good - but it was great by the time the 45 minutes was up).
Served chicken with fresh steamed broccoli and white rice.
I really need to get better with taking pictures. This is a picture from the pinterest post that I found. It is pretty on target picture....
you can type in greek yogurt chicken into pinterest and find many variations of the recipe. I took my recipe (ingredients and directions from http://www.lifeofmeg.com/2012/05/skinny-greek-yogurt-chicken.html
Although my picture looked nothing like the link above - which is why I took the picture from another pinterest user.
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