Simple Breaded Chicken

I have been so busy cooking so many good items to blog about recently, that it seems I haven't even had time to blog about them!  So for my readers, I apologize.  Luckily, I've been taking notes.  So I will go back to the first meal I planned to write about which is a very simple breaded chicken that takes about 10 minutes of prep time and then 20 minutes of baking time.  It was the perfect timing for me to prep some noodles and green beans in the meantime and supper was done in half an hour!

Note: When I say this is simple, I mean it.
I tend to like breaded chicken.  I see recipes for it all the time, where people suggest frosted flakes or other assorted tricks, but I find there is nothing better than bread crumbs for me.  I like to buy the plain bread crumbs and season them myself.  My boyfriend tends to give me pretty generic comments about my food.  He always tells me it's good, and if I ask him more questions I can get out of him what he enjoyed and what he didn't.  A friend of mine has told me, "As long as it looks good and smells good, a guy will eat it."  My boyfriend always comes back and devours the leftovers and when we have guests over they always seem pleased.  So, imagine my shock when I whipped up this simple breaded chicken and for the first time, my boyfriend made several comments about how good of a job I had done with dinner.  I was beaming, so I figured I'd share the wealth for other beginners out there.



Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes

What You'll Need:
1/2 cup  flour
2 eggs
1/4 cup of milk
Breadcrumbs
Assorted spices
Parmesan cheese *optional*
Chicken breasts

Directions:
1.  Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2.  In a bowl, whisk together eggs and milk.
3.  On a plate, scoop some breadcrumbs and add your spices.  I added 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese too to add a little additional flavor.  (I am a firm believer that everything is better which cheese)
4.  Dip the chicken breast into the egg/milk mixture and coat it, then put it down on the bread crumb mixture, roll it around and coat it.  Then place in a lightly greased or non-stick pan.  Continue with other chicken breasts.
5.  Bake for 10 minutes, and then remove from oven briefly.  Cut 3 small but deep slits into the chicken breasts to ensure that the chicken will cook the whole way through (You can also cook the insides fully if you cover the top of the pan when you put it in the oven.)  Cook for the remaining 20 minutes.

Voila! That doesn't seem so hard, does it?  The nice thing about using the bread crumbs is, like I said, you can add your own seasoning.  It wasn't crunchy, but had that yummy comfort-food taste.  This would go great with chicken parmesan as well, all you need is to pour some marinara on top and melt some cheese over it in the oven.  It was simple, but tasted delicious!  I will definitely will be doing this again!  Hope you enjoy!