Oven Fried Chicken

I tried a new recipe last night that was really good, so I thought I would share! It's kind of like shake 'n bake, but homemade.

Oven Fried Chicken

1/3 c. dry bread crumbs                                          1/2 tsp.ground red pepper

1 1/2 T. parmesan cheese, grated                   1/2 c. buttermilk

1 1/2 tsp. paprika                                                    6 skinned chicken breast halves

1 1/2 tsp. dried thyme                                           1 1/2 T. butter, melted

3/4 tsp. garlic powder

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, paprika, thyme, garlic powder and red pepper in a shallow dish. Place buttermilk in a shallow dish.  Dip chicken in buttermilk; then dredge in crumb mixture. Place chicken, breast sides up, on a jellyroll pan or cookie sheet, coated with cooking spray. Drizzle butter over chicken. Bake 40 minutes or until done. Yield: 6 servings.

• You need to plan ahead for the bread crumbs (unless you buy them). I didn't think about it before hand and quickly realized fresh, moist bread wasn't going to give me many crumbs! I was able to toast the bread to get the crumbs but it probably would have been better if I'd had them ahead of time.
•  Also, I couldn't find ground red pepper; only crushed, so I used cayenne pepper instead. It gave it a little bit of a kick, but it was good. I don't like spicy, but it was just enough to make it interesting without making your mouth burn.

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