Sunday, February 19, 2012

Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner

Per LeAnn's request...here is my Parmesan Chicken recipe (from my Aunt Shirley):

Ingredients:
chicken breast (I buy it cut into strips rather than full breasts)
a small container of plain yogurt

Breading incredients:
approximately 3/4 to 1 sleeve of Ritz Crackers (I use whole wheat Ritz)
garlic powder (to taste...I use 1.5-2 tsp)
parsley flakes for taste and color
1/3 cup of grated parmesan cheese
4 tbsp of butter/margarine (I've reduced this to 2 tbsp to make it healthier)

You need to grind up the Ritz crackers into crumbs.  Add the garlic powder, parsley flakes, and parmesan cheese.  You need to zap the butter/margarine in the microwave so it melts.  When the dry ingredients are blended well, add the melted butter/margarine into the mixture so it becomes clumpy.  (In theory you may not even need the butter but it does add nice flavor).

After trimming the fat from the chicken breasts and rinsing them, you need to coat each piece in the plain yogurt.   After the chicken is coated, dredge it in the Ritz cracker concoction and ensure each piece is covered well.   Space each piece of chicken apart on a baking sheet.  It may be wise to cover the sheet with aluminum foil since the chicken can stick a little bit.  

Bake the chicken for 50 minutes at 350 degrees.   If you are using chicken breast strips, they may bake more quickly.  

2 comments:

Healthy Lady in Progress said...

sounds good. I always like new chicken recipes!

LeAnn said...

Thank ye.