I got this recipe from Paula Deen….hey I figured if anyone knows how to do fried chicken its Paula right?  I was correct.  It was super easy, done in about 30 minues.  Steamed some veggies and dinner was done!

Ingredients

• 2 cups Panko bread crumbs
• 1 cup grated Parmesan
• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 2 tablespoons freshly minced thyme leaves
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/4 -inch thickness

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Place a cooling rack over pan and spray rack with nonstick cooking spray.

In a shallow dish, combine bread crumbs, cheese, 2 tablespoons olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper, to taste. In a separate shallow dish, combine mustard, water, salt and pepper, to taste, and remaining olive oil. Coat each chicken breast with mustard mixture; dredge each in bread crumb mixture. Place on prepared rack in pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is golden brown. Serve immediately.

Erica’s Recommendations:  Super crispy and very good.  I had big pieces of breast meat so I sliced them in half to ensure they cooked all the way through.  You can definitely taste the Dijon in this recipe, so if you don’t like Dijon I wouldn’t recommend using it.  But this is a great and easy recipe for oven fried chicken!