Crispy Cracker Chicken

I know, it's been an incredibly long time since I last posted! But I intend to keep up with this little site now, so expect many recipes to come. :)

My friend Rachael is an excellent cook - I love going over to her house to eat or cook with her. And she shared one of her secrets with me! It's a little book called The Healthy College Cookbook. All of the recipes inside are designed for busy people (like stressed-out college students). A good deal of the recipes are pretty low-maintenance and don't require a pantry of ingredients. You just mix some things together, pop it into the oven, and you're ready to eat in less than half an hour. Plus, they're simultaneously delicious and fairly healthy. I can see this cookbook doing me a lot of good during the semester when I'm swamped and don't have time to sit at the stove!

In the 4 days I've had this recipe book, I've tried 2 of the recipes and both have been easy and really delicious. So, I figured it would be a great time to share one of them with you.

Crispy Cracker Chicken

Source: The Healthy College Cookbook

Serves 2

Ingredients

• Two chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup crushed crackers (any will do - I used Wheatables)
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Butter (optional)

Before you start: Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Recipe

Separate the egg white from the yolk (discard the yolk) and beat it really well (until lots of bubbles form). Pour into a dish.

Mix the cheese, crackers, and salt and pepper to taste until blended, then pour onto another dish. Now you have your breading stations! The mess-free way to do this is put your pan you're going to cook your chicken in right next to the cracker mix so you can transfer it straight into the pan.

Dip one chicken breast in the egg whites, making sure to coat the breast fully. Then, transfer it to the plate of breadcrumbs and coat the entire breast in the cracker mixture. Put the breast in a greased pan (I used a cake pan because the breast fit nicely). If you want, add a little bit of butter on top of the cracker coating. It will make it brown beautifully!

Put the chicken in the oven and bake for 35 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the cracker breading is crispy.

Delicious! Serve with salad or vegetables or whatever you want. If you're just cooking for yourself, simply halve the crackers and cheese and spices - it works just as well for one person.

Thanks for reading and happy cooking! I'll have more recipes on the way soon!