Crispy Cheddar Baked Chicken

My first recipe post and wow was it a good one! I just made this tonight and it was amaaazing. Pretty easy too. I'd say prep took maybe 15 minutes and then you sit back, relax and let the oven do its work for 35 min. Which is nice after a long day. Or a short day actually. Easy cooking is good pretty much any day IMO.

This recipe has made its rounds on the internet but I made some adjustments that make it a little healthier and lower carb/ lower fat. Substituting olive oil cooking spray for butter to grease the pan, using soy flour instead of all-purpose flour, leaving out the breadcrumbs. If you're not concerned about the health-factor, feel free to use melted butter to grease the pan and use AP flour for coating. 

I personally did not use the breadcrumbs from the original recipe not for the sake of saving calories/carbs but because I failed miserably to find Shake n Bake at the grocery store. Seriously, you'd think that would be an easy item to find. But I looked on two separate occasions and nope nope nope. You might have better luck though so feel free to use a pouch of Shake n Bake in the Rice Krispie & cheese mixture.

Anyway, without further ado, here it is:

Crispy Cheddar Baked Chicken

Ingredients:

• Olive Oil Cooking Spray
• 1/2 cup Soy Flour (or All-Purpose Flour)
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Pepper
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 Egg
• 1 Tbsp Milk
• 1 cup shredded Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese
• 1 cup Rice Krispies cereal
• 3 skinless, boneless Chicken Breasts

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and coat baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Mix together the flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a bowl.
3. Whisk together the egg and milk in a different bowl.
4. In the last bowl, combine cheese and cereal. Take a meat mallet or heavy object and press down into the bowl, crushing the cereal and mixing it with the cheese.
5. Take the chicken breasts and dredge in flour mixture first, then dip in the egg, and press into the cheese and cereal mixture to coat. Place in greased baking dish.
6. Feel free to press the residual cheese/cereal mixture onto the chicken breasts once in the dish and ready to go. 
7. Bake for about 35 minutes or until coating is golden and chicken is done (Mine took slightly under 35 so check it at 30 minutes too)

Nommmmmmz. :)