Sunday, June 24, 2012

The Trouble with Chicken

Tom and I have been on a budget lately...and we've eaten lots of chicken!  Grilled chicken...baked chicken...homemade chicken nuggets (my own recipe that I'll post sometime soon!)...chicken stir-fry...shredded chicken sandwiches...I have a lot of recipes for chicken!

The other night, Tom was working and Hazel and I were hungry. I wanted something fast...and something that called for chicken, of course!  I found this recipe on Pinterest and decided to try it.  Of course, the "pin" I saw didn't have the oven temp on it, so I guesstimated.  I also didn't write anything down so I just made a mental note and ran to the kitchen.

Here's MY recipe!  :)

Ingredients:
Two chicken breasts (cause that's what I had)
1/2 a container of plain greek yogurt (also what I had)
Some parmesean cheese...the kind in the green container (I think the fancy shredded would be better)
Panko crumbs and bread crumbs (both unseasoned)
Italian seasoning

What I Did: 
I placed both chicken breasts in a glass dish that I had sprayed with cooking spray.  Then, I mixed the yogurt with the parm.  I didn't measure the parm.  Then, I spread the parm/yogurt mixture onto the chicken.  Then I sprinkled on bread crumbs, then panko, then the italitan seasoning.  I probably should have mixed those together.  Oh well!  I set the oven to 350 degrees F.  After thirty minutes I checked the chicken and it was still raw in the middle.  So I raised the temp to 425 degrees F and cooked it about another twenty minutes.

It was OK....the greek yogurt was really tangy, Hazel took a few bites and wasn't very interested after that.  I would probably make it again...but I would follow these directions found here.  This recipe calls for mayo.  The next time I make it, I would use plain regular (non-Greek) yourt in place of the mayo and maybe another type of seasoning.  Let me know if you try it!  Either way, it's super easy to make and it was good enough to give a second try!  I'm still looking for chicken recipes to try...it's a very versatile ingredient!

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