Parmesan-Dijon Chicken

Instructions

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   (about 1/4 pound each) 1/4 cup margarine or butter (1/2 stick) 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard If the chicken is frozen, place it in the refrigerator the night before you plan to use it or for at least 12 hours. Cut and discard fat from chicken with kitchen scissors or knife. Rinse chicken under cold water, and pat dry with paper towels. Heat the oven to 375º. Either place the margarine in the shallow microwavable dish and microwave uncovered on High about 15 seconds until melted, or place the margarine in a pie pan and place in the oven about 1 minute until melted. Mix the bread crumbs and cheese in a large plastic bag. Stir the mustard into the melted margarine until well mixed. To make breadcrumbs, place 4 pieces of bread on a cookie sheet and in a 200º oven about 20 minutes or until dry;cool. Crush into crumbs with a rolling pin or clean bottle. Dip the chicken, one piece at a time, into the margarine mixture, coating all sides. Then place in the bag of crumbs, seal the bag and shake to coat with crumb mixture. Place the chicken in a single layer in the ungreased rectangular pan. Bake uncovered 20 to 30 minutes, turning chicken over once with tongs, until juice of chicken is no longer pink when you cut into the center of the thickest pieces. If chicken sticks to the pan during baking, loosen it gently with a turner or fork. ____________________ Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an approved Betty Crocker® Recipe. You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker® cookbooks. Because MasterCook and Betty Crocker® use different nutritional analysis programs and different nutrient databases, variations in results are expected. "© General Mills, Inc. 1998." "0:30" Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 71mg Cholesterol; 407mg Sodium 0 Other Carbohydrates Serving Ideas : Serve with Twice-Baked Potatoes (see recipe), which can bake at the same time as the chicken. Put the potatoes in the oven before you begin preparing the chicken. rectangular pan (about 13 × 9 inches) Tips For recipe success, pat rinsed chicken until it's very dry before dipping it into the margarine mixture, or the coating will not adhere. To make bread crumbs: Place 4 pieces of bread on a cookie sheet and heat in a 200º oven about 20 minutes or until dry; cool. Crush into crumbs with a rolling pin or clean bottle.