Friday, February 22, 2008

Garlic Cheddar Chicken

I am so glad that I borrowed this recipe from a friend's blog -- thanks April! What could taste better than chicken and cheese?! I was able to prepare this between work and class, the only day of the week that I have about 2 hours to myself. Dinner was ready for Jared when he walked in the door. I also made garlic cauliflower as a side!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 teaspoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded thin (We used 3 breasts - not halved)

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2) Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat, and cook the garlic until tender, about 5 minutes.

3) In a shallow bowl, mix the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, Cheddar cheese, parsley, oregano, pepper, and salt.

4) Dip each chicken breast in the garlic butter to coat, then press into the bread crumb mixture. Arrange the coated chicken breasts in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Drizzle with any remaining butter and top with any remaining bread crumb mixture.

5) Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.


Recipe from: http://wineloverscookingdiary.wordpress.com/

Husband Rating: A
Jared loved the garlic flavor of the chicken, and of course the cheese topping!

Wife Rating: A+
I have found another great chicken recipe that I plan to keep! I loved the flavor, and it was very moist.

I will most definitely make this dish again. I think it would be a great dish to make for guests too!

2 comments:

Alanna said...

I'm planning to make this in the next day or two! I'm always glad to hear how good it is before I try something! :)

April said...

YAY!! I'm glad you liked this - I made it again last night actually. I think it's a definite keeper as well. :)