Parmesan Crusted Chicken
This parmesan crusted chicken is crispy, golden, and delicious. Panko breadcrumbs and real parmesan give it that perfect crunch, while oven-baking keeps the chicken juicy every single time
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breast
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika (heaping 1/2 tsp)
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder (heaping 1/2 tsp)
- 1/2 tsp salt (heaping 1/2 tsp)
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (or mix with Asiago)
- 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or foil, set a cooking rack on top.
- In a bowl, stir mayonnaise, paprika, garlic powder, salt, pepper.
- On a plate or shallow bowl, coming cheese and breadcrumbs.
- Brush each chicken breast with mayonnaise mixture on both sides.
- Coat each piece of chicken in the Panko mixture - press both sides to cover completely.
- Place the chicken on the wire racks, spray the top with cooking oil to help it brown.
- Cook chicken for 15 minutes on the first side - set the oven to low broil for the last 2 minutes. Flip chicken over, reset oven to 425 and cook 15 minutes on the second side, set to low broil for an additional 2 minutes.