Garlic Cheddar Chicken

When it comes to a quick and easy meaty dish you can always count on chicken to satisfy your taste buds.

This delectable and tasty dish called Garlic Cheddar Chicken is just what the hunger cravings need if you have this urge for something juicy, meaty and cheesy. With only a handful of ingredients, this recipe is sure to be a regular on the menu at home to your family and friends. It is quite fancy yet easy on the pocket so you won’t be scouring the gourmet food aisles to make this.

Health benefits

Each chicken breast contains 400 calories. Since it is a baked dish, it is fairly healthy and contains minimal oil. The 2 types of cheese used contain calcium while the chicken breast is a lean meat that will provide you with protein. You can make it healthier by using less cheese or homemade breadcrumbs from brown bread to avoid a high carb spike.

Ingredients

skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded thin: 8

Butter: 1/2 cup

shredded cheddar cheese: 1 1/2 cups

freshly grated parmesan cheese: 1/2 cup

cloves garlic, minced: 4

dried parsley: 1/4 tsp

dry bread crumbs: 3/4 cups

salt: 1/2 tsp

ground black pepper: 1/4 tsp

Dried oregano: 1/4 tsp

How To Make Garlic Cheddar Chicken

1. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C.
2. Melt the butter in a medium sized saucepan over low heat.
3. Cook the minced garlic until it is tender and aromatic. This should take no more than 5 minutes.
4. In a separate bowl, combine bread crumbs with cheddar cheese, parmesan, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper together. Mix all the ingredients well.
5. Dip every chicken breast in the garlic butter sauce and then press on the breadcrumb and cheese mixture. Make sure that the chicken is covered on both sides properly.
6. Arrange all the chicken breasts in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
7. Drizzle the remaining garlic butter sauce on top of the chicken.
8. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
9. Serve and enjoy! 

Trivia

• The nation that consumes the most cheese in the world is the French with a person consuming an average of 57 pounds of cheese every year.
• The most expensive cheese in the world is Pule which is made from the milk of donkeys in Serbia. It costs around $700 per pound.
• There are over a thousand different types of cheeses in the world with 450 of them originating from France.
• Did you know that chicken have a panoramic vision of 300degrees? How cool is that?
• There is a rare breed of chicken that is black all over from the outside and the inside. Even the flesh organs and bones are jet back. It is sold $2500 per chicken.

There’s a rare breed of chicken where the entire chicken is solid black. The meat, skin, organs, bones, bone marrow, tongue and eyes are solid black. Each one costs $2500.