Community Pick
Italian Chicken
photo by Jonathan Melendez
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 tablespoons melted margarine
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
directions
- In shallow pie plate, combine first 5 ingredients.
- Dip chicken in melted margarine, then in the seasoning mix in the pie plate.
- Place in a greased baking dish.
- Drizzle remaining melted margarine& seasoning mix over chicken.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 15- 20 minutes or until done.
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Reviews
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Nicer, healthier and tastier version of breaded chicken (no carbs, hooray!) Rather than margarine I brushed olive oil on the breasts and used fresh parsley, minced garlic and dried orgegano. I found two tablespoons of oregano to be a bit overpowering although it could very well be the dried Greek variety I buy. It is sold in large branches and the taste and smell are different from the North American version (I'm not going to fault you for my ingredients)! The chicken breasts I used were huge and I was concerned about the cooking time although the high heat method worked very well; the breasts were very tender. Next time I may try marinating in garlic, lemon juice/zest and olive oil before pressing into the mixture just to see what transpires! This will become a mainstay in our house! Thanks kindly for your recipe! P.S. Try tossing leftover chicken in a salad with tomatoes, red onion, kalamata olives, feta and lemon vinaigrette; my lovely lunch today!
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Yowzers! All through dinner, I kept commenting, "Isn't this great? Isn't this just delicious?" I can't get over how much I enjoyed this simple chicken dish. I used freshly grated parmesan, and dipped the chicken in melted butter (not margarine). Oh, and used the fresh parsley, not dried. This was very, very easy to prepare, cooked to moist tender perfection after 20 minutes in the oven, and will definitely become a regular for me. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!
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You've done it again, MG! This is an outstanding recipe! I decided to make this last night because of the low carbs in the dish. I have to be honest, though...I really doubted how good this would be from the very simple list of ingredients! Wow, was I ever wrong! I love the oregano flavor in this dish. I did not change a single thing, there isn't a need to. I just can't stress what an outstanding flavor combination this is, the ease of preparation and how juicy and moist the chicken was. I served this with some couscous for the guys and sliced tomatoes and green beans for myself and we all just kept commenting on how delicious it was. Thanks for this recipe, this one will become a staple in this house!
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Well, this recipe doesn't really need another review, so I'll keep it short. We loved this simple way to add a lot of flavor to our chicken. We used butter instead of margarine (I just don't do margarine, I'm sorry) but I did the rest as directed and couldn't have been happier. My chicken stayed moist while cooking all the way through, which is always a challenge. I'm going to be following these instructions for other spice combinations as well just because it works so well!
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Wow! What a nice surprise! I wanted a quick chicken dinner and this was PERFECT! I served it with green beans and sweet potato fries. Instead of garlic powder, I used minced garlic, but otherwise, I followed the directions exactly. Popped it in the oven and didn't think about it till it was done! I halved the recipe and pounded out the chicken breasts so they were very thin -- I baked it for 15 mins. but I think it would have been okay after 13. Thanks for this awesome recipe I can whip up anytime!
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