Crispy Garlic-Parmesan Chicken

Hey guys!

First before we carry on with the business of food, check out our new autumn layout. Cute right? I figured it was time to change the layout with how the weather is changing outside. This time of year is ma and mine's fave. Everything is pumpkins, soups, slow cooker, apples, and of course Halloween! We're just at the beginning though so we'll get to all those in the coming months.

Onto tonight's recipe! No doubt you've probably seen the commerical for the latest product from Progresso soups? The meal starters? Well, ma saw those commercials and decided we had to profile that for one of the blog recipes. I"m quite interested in these little things. A whole meal in a can? What will they think up next.

*Walks away from laptop*

*comes back*

Oh, hey. I was just informed that the whole meal doesn't come in the actual can. You have to add things to it. Like hamburger helper. Yeah...rank another one up for dumb moments throughout the day. Sheesh.

Ha, here's what you'll need:


Crispy Garlic-Parmesan Chicken
Serves: 4

Ingredients:
*4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
*1/4 cup butter, melted
*1 can (18 oz) Progresso™ Recipe Starters™ creamy Parmesan basil cooking sauce
*1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
*2/3 cup Progresso® Italian style panko crispy bread crumbs
*2/3 cup finely shredded Parmesan or Asiago cheese
*Hot cooked pasta or mashed potatoes, if desired
Garnishes, If Desired
*Additional shredded Parmesan or Asiago cheese
Chopped fresh basil or parsley



Directions:
1. Heat oven to 400°F. Line cookie sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray. Between pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper, place each chicken breast smooth side down; gently pound with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/2 inch thick. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper to taste.

2. In shallow dish, mix butter, 3 tablespoons of the cooking sauce and the garlic powder. In another shallow dish, mix bread crumbs and cheese. Dip chicken into butter mixture, then dip into bread crumb mixture to coat. Place on cookie sheet.

3. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F) and coating is golden brown. Meanwhile, heat remaining sauce until hot. Serve chicken with pasta and sauce. Sprinkle with additional cheese and basil.

This was hands down one of the best recipes we've ever made. It was creamy, delish, and full of flavor. Progresso might be onto something with these recipe starters....

WW Points: I couldn't any nutrition for this recipe. Sorry :[.



Tid Bits:
*Not a mash potato fan? Try using some noodles.
*The recipe calls for the use of aluminum foil but I think it sticks to the coating. So I'd skip this suggestion.



Ma's Spot:
When I saw the recipe starters from Progresso I thought huh, I might wanna try these. So Kroger's had them on sale 2 for 3 so I said what the heck, I'll get them. In the Walmart sales paper they had this wonderful recipe. I told Dinah that's the recipe I wanna try this week. Let me tell you it was delicious. The creaminess of this I don't know if you would call it gravy or sauce but it is delicious. The way they have you mix the sauce and the melted butter really puts a nice twist on chicken. I am definitely, absolutely, 100% making this again. I think I might try noodles next time. Any way you want to give this one a try. It's easy and simple. I picked up the golden mushroom recipe starter and I plan on doing their recipe for beef stroganoff very soon.


*SNACK CORNER:* It's time for snack corner! Where we take new snacks in the grocery store and break it down for you. We tell you which are hot and which are not. Let's get to this week's pick:

WW Points: *3 per cup


Dinah: So tonight we bring you the latest from the good people at J-E-L-L-O. I know you were singing along. Aw, come on who doesn't? ha. Anywho, Jell-o has come out with this delish flavor S'mores. First, there is no wrong here. S'mores alone are epic and these are pretty nice to find staring at you in the baking aisle knowing you can have the taste of s'mores at any time. So if you find yourself in the baking aisle and you see these just happily sitting on the shelf, grab them asap.



Ma: I love smores and I love pudding. When you put the two together look out! This is different and in this case different means good. Your kids will love it, grow ups will love it, etc... After all there's always room for jell-o pudding cups.




Alrighty guys, that's all we got for you this time. See you all next week when we make a new slow cooker recipe I found that is supposedly melt in your mouth good. Ha, we'll see.
Have a great week guys!



Spoons & Spatula's
~Dinah & Ma