Thursday, October 17, 2013

BAKED PARMESAN & GARLIC CHICKEN

This was an easy weeknight meal.  I just wish that I would remember to take chicken out before I leave for work, so I don't have to spend the 15-20 minutes defrosting in the microwave!!

So, while the chicken was defrosting, I loaded up the dishwasher, mixed up the ingredients for the recipe, cut up some veggies, and got the sides together. Thankfully it was still nice outside for my son and husband to go outside for a bit, so I could really hustle and get everything started!

Of course even though I defrosted for 16 minutes, my chicken was still slightly frozen, but no biggie! Made an extra side because I wasn't sure what would taste good with the chicken.  My chicken breasts also seemed to be much larger than normal so, I only used 4, instead of the 6. Although for leftover purposes I really should have made 6. There would not have been enough of the cheese mixture for me to cook 6 though. I would have had to make another batch!



INGREDIENTS:
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 package Good Seasons Italian Dressing mix
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 
  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Mix cheese, dressing mix and garlic powder.
3. Moisten chicken breasts with water; coat with cheese mixture. Spray shallow baking dish with cooking spray. Place coated chicken in shallow baking dish.
4. Bake 20 to 25 min. or until chicken is no longer pink in the center. (I had to cook a little longer because my chicken was still frozen in the center.)



Serve with sides.  I steamed some fresh carrots and broccoli, had white rice, and an herb pasta side that my son devoured (of course he did, it came out of a box). Also added some Texas garlic toast as a special treat.

Easy recipe for a busy weeknight, and my husband packed it for lunch. I always know if a meal is good if he packs it for lunch. 

Original recipe is from:
http://www.momswhothink.com/chicken-recipes/baked-parmesan-garlic-chicken.html 

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