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Crispy Santa Fe Chicken

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dinner, Baked

Tags: baked, easy, main course, recipes using butter, recipes using cayenne, recipes using chicken breast, recipes using chili powder, recipes using monterey jack, recipes using pepper, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings, southwestern

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ACrispy_Santa_Fe_Chicken)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ACrispy%20Santa%20Fe%20Chicken&oldid=4515022

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 4 ea. (28–32 ounces) boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • ½ cup crushed garlic-flavored croûtons
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • ½ tsp freshly-ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper
  • ¾ cup grated Monterrey Jack cheese
  • Olive oil

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
  2. Combine butter, seasonings, and salt in a pie plate or a large wide dish.
  3. Dip chicken into egg mixture then dredge into croûton crumbs. Let rest 2–3 minutes.
  4. Coat chicken pieces on olive oil then place on a greased baking pan.
  5. Insert a probe thermometer into one of the pieces, and bake in the oven until internal temperature reaches 165°F.
  6. Sprinkle chicken pieces evenly with cheese and bake until cheese is melted. Serve warm.