53 minutes•Easy•Serves 4

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

Name: Parmesan Crusted Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 53 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 Chicken breasts; 1 cup Grated Parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup Breadcrumbs; 1 teaspoon Garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon Dried oregano; 1/4 teaspoon Salt; 1/4 teaspoon Black pepper; 2 tablespoons Olive oil

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By @chef15

A simple and delicious recipe for Parmesan-crusted chicken breasts, perfect for a quick and easy meal. The chicken is coated in a flavorful Parmesan cheese mixture and baked to golden perfection.

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Ingredients

●4 Chicken breasts
●1 cup Grated Parmesan cheese
●1/2 cup Breadcrumbs
●1 teaspoon Garlic powder
●1/2 teaspoon Dried oregano
●1/4 teaspoon Salt
●1/4 teaspoon Black pepper
●2 tablespoons Olive oil

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
2
In a shallow dish, combine Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, garlic powder, oregano, salt, and pepper.
3
Brush chicken breasts with olive oil.
4
Dredge each chicken breast in the Parmesan mixture, pressing to adhere.
5
Place chicken breasts on a baking sheet.
6
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and golden brown.

Recipe details

Category: Main course
Preparation: 30 minutes
Cooking: 23 minutes

Estimated total: 53 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated

Gather and measure ingredients: 5 min planning allowance (simple_prep)
Prepare raw chicken: 10 min planning allowance (meat_prep)
Preheat oven: 15 min planning allowance (oven_preheat)
Combine dry ingredients: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
Brush chicken with olive oil: 5 min planning allowance (simple_prep)
Dredge chicken in mixture: 5 min planning allowance (assemble)
Place chicken on baking sheet: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)

Chicken breasts: USDA piece portion weight
Assumed skinless, boneless chicken breast.
Grated Parmesan cheese: USDA cup portion weight
Breadcrumbs: USDA cup portion weight
Plain dry breadcrumbs use USDA 108 g per cup. All listed coating is included; actual discarded coating is not measured.
Garlic powder: USDA tsp portion weight
Dried oregano: USDA tsp, leaves portion weight
Assumed dried oregano leaves.
Salt: USDA tsp portion weight
Black pepper: USDA tsp, ground portion weight
Assumed ground black pepper.
Olive oil: USDA tablespoon portion weight

Chicken breasts: 1088 g · USDA reference 171077
Grated Parmesan cheese: 100 g · USDA reference 171247
Breadcrumbs: 54 g · USDA reference 174928
Garlic powder: 3.1 g · USDA reference 171325
Dried oregano: 0.5 g · USDA reference 171328
Salt: 1.5 g · USDA reference 173468
Black pepper: 0.57 g · USDA reference 170931
Olive oil: 27 g · USDA reference 171413

chicken · Parmesan crust

Estimated nutrition per serving

548 calories · 70.3 g protein · 13.9 g carbohydrate · 21.6 g fat · 0.8 g fiber · 817 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018), ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Monday

brunch

winter