Eat Skinny Be Skinny: Parmesan Chicken
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THANK THE HEAVENS IT’S FRIDAY. Although this was a rather fast week, I’m still beyond happy it’s the weekend. Our office is closing early because Sunday is a holiday, I’m going for a sushi lunch with my fabulous officemate and I’m making Easter brunch for dinner tonight! It’s shaping up to be a wonderful Friday, even if the weather stinks!
Since my Easter brunch recipe spread won’t be up until tomorrow, I wanted to give ya’ll at least something to chew on this Friday (get it, chew on? har har har). I’ve been eating A TON of red meat lately and since I’d rather not die of a heart attack by age 28, I’ve decided to jump back on the chicken bandwagon for a while. This week has been crazy with work and apartment hunting, so I wanted something easy but still really flavorful. I saw this recipe for baked Parmesan chicken and was sold immediately.
As you can see, it’s like a mix between herb-covered and oven friend chicken and must admit, I was really pleasantly surprised with how well it came out! Not to mention, our house smelled AMAZING. Like, I want to eat the air amazing. Luckily, it tasted just as good as it smelled!
Parmesan Chicken
What You’ll Need:
- 5 chicken drumsticks
- 1 cup of Parmesean cheese
- 1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- Dash of salt and pepper
- 1 egg
How to Make it:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a small, shallow bowl, crack egg and whip until a lemony color. In another bowl, mix together Parmesean and spices.
- Dip chicken in the egg until fully covered and then liberally into the spice and cheese. Place in a baking dish.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Enjoy with spicy brussel sprouts and Parmesan rice!
This chicken is fabulous because it’s crispy like fried chicken, has a fabulous herby and cheese flavor and also has a great kick from the chili powder. The flavor explosion goes perfectly with the moist, tender chicken.
Oh and Parmesean rice is SO easy. Just cook regular rice in a rice cooker and once it’s ready, mix it with a little bit of butter, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper! So easy and delicious!
Nutritional Information per drumstick: 175.5 calories, 9.5 grams of fat, 15 grams of carbohydrates and 23 grams of protein.
Claire
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