I love to cook. I think that’s pretty apparent, right? 🙂
And I know that I’m supposed to be the expert here. Not that writing a food blog makes me an expert, but I should know a few things since I do this for a living. So it may come as a shock when I tell you –
I struggle with cooking chicken breasts.
There. I said it. I feel a little relieved now.
But those bad boys are hard to cook. You don’t want to under-cook them. But over-cooking them is almost as big of a crime. And try as I might, I always struggle with finding that happy medium.
So needless to say, I was pretty excited when I came across this recipe. The original recipe claims that it is “melt in your mouth.” I wouldn’t go that far, but it was very moist. And I couldn’t leave the recipe alone, and I wanted a crunchy topping, so I had to add my beloved Panko breadcrumbs to the top. I definitely would not change that!!
I know a lot of people are mayonnaise haters, but even if you are, I would suggest trying this recipe. I had tried a similar method a few years ago, but with salmon. I was curious to see how it would work out with chicken. While I think the mayo flavor showed itself on the salmon recipe, I think that you would never have guessed that these chicken breasts are covered in mayo.
And while I’m sure it would still be possible to overcook these chicken breasts if you kept them in the oven way longer than you should, I definitely think that the topping makes this recipe pretty fool proof. And moist, flavorful – and I might add effortless – chicken is always a winner in my book!
Creamy Crunchy Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts 6-8 oz each
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup fresh grated Parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F.
- Place the chicken breasts in a baking dish. In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, Dijon, sour cream, garlic powder, seasoned salt, and pepper. Spread the mixture evenly over the chicken breasts.
- Mix together the Panko and the Parmesan. Sprinkle over the mayonnaise mixture.
- Bake until the chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes.
Recipe Notes:
More chicken breast recipes:
Chicken Parmesan with Pepperoni
Basil Butter Chicken with Honey Mustard
Around the Web:
Healthier Chicken Cordon Bleu from Rachel Cooks
Cheesy Honey Mustard Chicken from Plain Chicken
Smothered Green Chile Bacon Chicken from Chef in Training
Abbe@This is How I Cook says
Just like in a restaurant the side dish is how I choose my entree. The chicken looks great, too!
vanillasugarblog says
Deb that side dish is calling me.
I know I always comment on the side dishes LOL (sorry)
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
Love the crunchy panko coating!
Chels R. says
That chicken looks so so good! Gonna have to try that one! And OMG- That Corn and Bacon Salad looks incredible!! Please blog that soon!
Joanne says
My mom never really mastered the chicken breast either and that was pretty much all she ever cooked so…yeah. Sounds like a winning recipe to me!
Ramona Ham says
I, like so many others here, can NOT wait for that side dish recipe! Looks amazing!! I’ll be watching & waiting.
Mary B. says
I am so excited to have this recipe! Will fix for dinner this evening!! Thank you so much!
Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says
Chicken looks amazing! One of my favorite things to cook. Can’t wait for the side dish recipe next week!!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Fantastic recipe, Deborah! This chicken looks so delicious and is definitely something I’d love to make! Another favorite in this house is dijon mustard mixed with melted butter and honey, coated in panko and baked. Just thinking about it is making me hungry!
BusyWorkingMama says
Looks and sounds delicious!
Belinda @themoonblushbaker says
Chicken breast is such a diffcult meat. Over cooked and flavourless is so often served. My trick is poaching (once boiled, turn off and put in chicken for 20 so minutes) in flavoured liquid to prevent over cooking.
However the crunchy part is hard to achieve. Panko is great!
Trina A says
Please Please PLEASE… post the recipe for that side dish! Or… if you have what is it called. Looks so good, corn, bacon…yum!
Deborah says
Trina – it will be up in the next week or two!
Nat says
The corn/bacon side dish looks GREAT! Do you have a recipe for that one?
Deborah says
Nat – I haven’t blogged it yet – it will be coming in the next week or two!
Heather of Kitchen Concoctions says
Haha! I was just about to ask what that side dish was too! Looks delicious!
Tracey says
I agree, chicken *can* be tricky to cook! I obsessively check the temperature to try and avoid overcooking, but it still happens sometimes. I love the combination of the mayo and crunchy panko topping on this one, it sounds delicious!
Tieghan says
Look sos good! I love chicken with a crunch!
Oh and don’t worry, you are not alone I pretty much over cook my chicken every time. I can never seem to get it just right!
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
This looks like a great chicken dish! I also have a “fear” of cooking chicken but am slowly becoming more confident. Recipes like this that are a bit harder to mess up definitely help. 🙂 Delish!