Shake 'n Bake Chicken Parmesano (made Easy)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 -8 fresh boneless chicken breasts
• best foods mayonnaise or hellmann's mayonnaise
• 2 cups cheese crackers (cheez-it or goldfish, ground)
• 1/2 cup powdered parmesan cheese
• 1 1/4 teaspoons seasoning (pizza flavor herb and spice blend)
• 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 this recipe requires 1 1/4 teaspoons of my pizza flavor herb and spice blend. its blended herbs and spices (particularly fennel) lend a unique, authentic pizza flavor. i don't recommend substitutions.
• 2 thaw chicken ahead of time in refrigerator if frozen (do not defrost chicken in microwave oven).
• 3 wash chicken; blot dry with absorbent paper.
• 4 coat chicken pieces liberally and evenly with best foods or hellman's mayonnaise using hands; place coated chicken on a platter; wash hands.
• 5 place oven rack in center position; preheat oven to 325°f.
• 6 into the large bowl of a food processor add: 2 cups cheez-it cheese crackers, 1/2 cup powdered parmesan cheese, 1 1/4 teaspoons pizza flavor herb and spice blend, and 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; process mixture for one minute, or until crackers are granulated.
• 7 empty breading into a large resealable container or ziploc bag.
• 8 drop 1-2 coated chicken pieces into breading container using tongs; seal container; shake chicken until evenly and generously breaded; remove chicken and place onto a large ungreased baking dish; repeat with remaining chicken pieces.
• 9 bake breaded boneless chicken breasts for 25-30 minutes at 325°f, or just until no longer pink (if desired, pour marinara sauce across center of each chicken breast, top with provolone cheese and garnish with a sliced olive for the final 10 minutes of baking).
• 10 serve and enjoy!