Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken

     Welcome back to A Home-Made Summer. We're doing something different today, and instead of making dinner tonight, I made a large lunch. We're having Baked Parmesan Chicken, Pasta, and Strawberry Spinach Salad.

     Let's Begin!

Ingredients - Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken

1. 2 tbsp Olive Oil
2. 1 clove Garlic minced
3. 1 cup Bread Crumbs
4. 2/3 cup Parmesan Cheese shredded
5. 1 tsp fresh Basil
6. 1/4 tsp ground Black Pepper
7. 4 Chicken Breasts
8. Salt
9. Angel Hair Pasta

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes or until no longer pink and juices run clear

Servings: 4 

Recipe
     First off, I always clean the Chicken, when working with Chicken, and then I seasoned the Chicken with Salt and Pepper. Also, preheat your oven to 350°F. Next I prepared the Bread Crumbs, by taking four pieces of dark toast and chopping it up into a fine powder. Then I took the Olive Oil and the minced Garlic, and mixed it together in a bowl that was big enough to fit a Breast. After this, I took the Bread Crumbs, Parmesan, Basil, and Black Pepper and mixed them on a plate to bread the Chicken with.

     At this point, I took a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, and used Pam cooking spray to grease it. Now I breaded the Chicken. To do this, I lightly dipped the Chicken Breasts in the Oil/Garlic mixture and then pressed them into the breading, until they were evenly breaded all around. Then I placed them into the baking dish, poured the rest of the breading over the top, and put them into the oven.

     For the Pasta, I just followed the instructions on the box, and warmed up already made pizza sauce.

Ingredients - Strawberry Spinach Salad

1. Blueberries
2. Red Onion
3. Strawberries
4. Feta Cheese
5. Spinach

Recipe

     I cut the Spinach into bite size pieces. Then I topped the salad with whole Blueberries, sliced Strawberries, and small slices of Red Onion. Finally I sprinkled Feta Cheese over the salad. You can mix the salad or leave it in layers, however you want it.

Conclusion

     Although our Pasta got slightly overcooked and watery, the Chicken was great and the Salad was great as well. Although it wasn't a family favorite, we enjoyed the Chicken, and because it is so quick to prepare, it will allow us a change in pace from plain-old baked Chicken. This would be an easy meal to turn into a single or two person dish, just cut down on the breading amount. I definitely enjoyed the Chicken flavors, and would definitely recommend it.

     Enjoy!

Original Recipe by KitchMe.com