Parmesan-Crusted Chicken Recipe

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Laura Babberl of Boone, Iowa, relates, “I’m a retired nurse and do all the cooking for my sister and me. It’s difficult to come up with simple recipes for two, so I created this one. We love it!”

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Parmesan-Crusted Chicken Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 egg
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons lemon juice

Directions

In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, salt and garlic powder. In another bowl, beat the egg. Place the Parmesan cheese in a third bowl. Coat chicken in flour mixture, then dip in egg and roll in cheese.
In a skillet, brown chicken in oil on both sides. Transfer to a shallow 1-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray; drizzle with lemon juice. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until juices run clear. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half equals 394 calories, 18 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 173 mg cholesterol, 830 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 45 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 2 fat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Parmesan-Crusted Chicken in Cooking for 2 Spring 2006, p21