Crunchy Onion Barbecue Chicken

Name: Crunchy Onion Barbecue Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup barbecue sauce; 1-1/3 cups french-fried onions, crushed; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min. YIELD: 4 servings.

I threw this crispy BBQ chicken recipe together one night when I had two chicken breasts to use up. After adding french-fried onions and baked-on barbecue sauce, I was thrilled with how moist and tasty it turned out. My husband was, too! —Jane Holey, Clayton, Michigan

Ingredients

1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1-1/3 cups french-fried onions, crushed
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Place barbecue sauce in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine onions, cheese and pepper. Dip both sides of chicken in barbecue sauce, then 1 side in onion mixture.
2. Place chicken, crumb side up, on a greased baking sheet. Bake until a thermometer reads 165°, 22-27 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1 chicken breast half: 327 calories, 11g fat (3g saturated fat), 97mg cholesterol, 582mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 35g protein.

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