Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Garlic Parmesan Crusted Chicken


Almost every time I'm watching a show on HuluPlus (greatest thing ever invented by the internet) I seem to see the same commercial over and over again, and it was making me hungry.  The commercial is for Hellmann's mayonnaise, but the commercial shows some really juicy looking breaded chicken.  So, I looked up the recipe on the Hellmann's website, made some tiny adjustments, and ended up with the most delicious chicken I have ever had from home.  True to the commercial, the chicken stayed very moist, and the flavor was strong, yet not overpowering, as some garlic chicken can be.  To go with the Italian flavor of the chicken, I served it with my number one side dish, slices of garlic texas toast.

I followed the recipe almost exactly.  The only adjustment I made was to substitute the bread crumbs that the recipe calls for.  Instead, I got some garlic butter flavored croutons and crushed them in a bag and used that as the breading.  The little kick of garlic gave it the Italian flavor that it needed without being too much.  This recipe is going to be one I will use a lot, and the bread crumbs can be substituted with many other things to make it a very versatile dish.  Try it with a different flavor of croutons (ranch maybe), crushed french fried onions, or even mix in some bacon bits with the crumbs!  The possibilities with this are endless, and you can change it to match exactly what taste you are going for!