Diane's Parmesan Chicken
"An easy, versatile weeknight dish. Leave breasts whole for adults, cut into nuggets or strips for kiddies. Pairs nicely with salad, green vege, and garlic bread. For kiddoes, cut chicken into finger-friendly strips on nuggets before preparing. Adjust cooking time accordingly."
Original is 4 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (195.6 g)
- Calories 358.5
- Total Fat - 12.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.2 g
- Cholesterol - 231.1 mg
- Sodium - 633 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 7.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.4 g
- Sugars - 1.6 g
- Protein - 51.7 g
- Calcium - 173.4 mg
- Iron - 2.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray (makes cleanup much easier).
Step 2
Combine eggs, hot sauce, and salt in a shallow dish.
Step 3
Combine cheese and crumbs in a second dish.
Step 4
Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture and then in crumbs to coat. Pan crumb mixture to coat if needed.
Step 5
Place chicken on baking sheet, flattening to even thickness as much as possible. Bake about 45 minutes, until done. (strips or nuggets will be done sooner).
Tips
- Aluminum foil