Oven Fried Chicken

Recipe courtesy of Paula Deen

Ingredients:

2 cups Panko bread crumbs

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

4 Tbsps olive oil, divided

2 Tbsps freshly minced thyme leaves

salt & pepper to taste

1/4 cup Dijon mustard

2 Tbsps water

2.5 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/4" thickness

Preheat oven to 400°

Line a baking sheet with heavy duty aluminum foil

Place a cooking rack over pan & spray with nonstick cooking spray

In a shallow dish, combine bread crumbs, cheese, 2 Tbsps olive oil, thyme, salt, & pepper

In a separate shallow dish, combine mustard, water, 2 Tbsps olive oil, salt & pepper

Coat each chicken breast with mustard mixture; dredge each in bread crumb mixture

Place on prepared rack in pan

Bake for 25-30 mins or until chicken is golden brown