Herb Crusted Chicken Breasts Recipe

One of my favorite meals is fried chicken.  The crust that you get from frying your chicken is very crispy.  Unfortunately, frying is not the healthiest way to cook chicken.  Luckily you can get the same crispiness from baking your chicken.  My recipe for making some delicious herb crusted chicken breasts uses some flour, panko breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, parsley and other seasonings to create an extremely crispy, crunchy and delicious crust when baked in the oven.

Ingredients:

6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts halves
Salt and pepper to taste
3 eggs
2 tablespoons of milk
1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard
1/2 cup of flour
1 cup of panko breadcrumbs
1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon of finely minced fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon of cayenne
2 teaspoon of salt

Instructions:

Your first step is to season your chicken breasts.  Take each breast and lightly sprinkle each side with some salt and pepper.

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F. and lightly coat a baking sheet with some cooking spray.

You will now want to take a medium bowl or pie pan and add the eggs, milk and mustard to it and whisk your ingredients together.   Then add your flour, breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, parsley, garlic powder, cayenne and salt into a second bowl or pie pan and whisk together.  Now lay your 2 bowls side by side on the counter

Then take each chicken breast, one at a time, and place it in the bowl with the egg mixture.  Then, dip the breast into the second bowl with your breadcrumb/Parmesan mixture, pressing lightly to coat on all sides.  You should repeat this process until all of your chicken breasts have been coated.  To keep your hands from getting sticky place your breast into the wet ingredients with your left hand and use your right hand to coat them with your dry ingredients.

Now place your herb coated chicken breasts on your prepared baking sheet and then place your baking sheet in your preheated oven and bake until the chicken is golden brown and cooked through.  This should take 20 to 25 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken breast.  You can tell they are cooked through by using a digital thermometer.  If it registers 165 degrees F. they are done.  You will want to turn your herb crusted chicken breasts halfway through cooking.