Ranch Parmesan Chicken

 A new twist on chicken for our house. I have made chicken and pork both with ranch and parmesan cheese mixed into ritz cracker crumbs before and we've enjoyed them. So it wasn't a far stretch to think we might enjoy this one.

Ranch Parmesan Chicken
http://www.food.com/ (recipe #200296)
The Line Up

6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 c dry breadcrumbs (even better, use panko breadcrumbs)
1/4 - 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
1 tsp seasoning salt
1/2 - 1 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 - 1 tsp garlic powder
1 c prepared ranch salad dressing (use bottled dressing, you might need a bit more)
1/4 c melted butter

The Game Plan
Preheat oven to 400, set oven rack to lowest position
Lightly grease 13x9 inch baking dish
In a shallow bowl, mix together the breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, season salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Dip the chicken into the ranch dressing to coat both sides (allow any excess to drip off)
Coat in the breadcrumb mixture.
Place in a single layer onto the greased baking sheet (do not use a smaller baking dish or the bottom of the chicken will be soggy)
Lightly drizzle the melted butter over each breast
If desired, you can sprinkle black pepper over the chicken pieces.
Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes or until chicken is cooked

Coach's Post Game Conference
I had to laugh when reading the original version of the recipe on food.com. In the ingredients it says "butter (no substitutions)" but then in the instructions it says "lightly drizzle over each chicken breast (for low-fat option omit the butter or use diet alternative)" Wouldn't that be a "substitution"?
I made this recipe as instructed - no substitutions for the butter. I did use thighs rather than breasts though. We all agreed that the flavor was great, though the bottom of the chicken was still quite soggy. We will definitely be adding this to the list of things we can make again!

Final Score
Coach - Home Run
Catcher - Home Run
The All-Star - Home Run

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