Chicken is the one thing I can count on my family being happy with for dinner. Trying to figure out some new and interesting ways to serve it that aren’t laden with fatty sauces or weird ingredients that my child won’t eat can be a challenge sometimes. I love this three ingredient Parmesan Crusted Chicken recipe (3 ingredients plus pepper), and it couldn’t be simpler to make. I seriously make this chicken at least once a month. And I usually double the recipe since leftovers tossed into a salad the next day for lunch are fabulous!
I like to start with chicken pieces that have about the same thickness all around. If your chicken does not, give it a good pounding on the thicker parts with a mallet to thin it out a bit. It’s easier for the chicken to cook if all of the chicken is the same thickness. You don’t want some of it done and other pieces raw in the middle. The chicken breasts are lightly coated with Dijon mustard, grated Parmesan cheese and pepper. No salt is needed since cheese itself tends to have a good amount of sodium.
The coated chicken is then fried in a nonstick pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. No oil is needed either. Yeah, this is a lower fat recipe too- bonus! If you’re following the Weight Watchers plan, this Parmesan Crusted Chicken is WW friendly. The points are included at the top of this post. It’s totally worth it to have a delicious, flavorful chicken.
And that is all, my friends! Your chicken dinner is done. It totally has enough flavor with the mustard and the Parmesan, and a quick sear on both sides ensures that the chicken maintains its juices and doesn’t get dried out.
Here are a few more chicken recipes you might enjoy:
Chicken Marsala Feta- Topped Broiled Chicken Simple Saltine Chicken Balsamic Glazed Chicken
