With the Presidential Election just around the corner, and all the other state elections going on I am just so ready to be done with the commercials.
Don’t get me wrong, being proactive in politics is great… but please! I need the commercials to stop. It’s so depressing. I just want to see more Old Navy commercials about jeans and lots more of Brad Pitt promoting Chanel No. 5. {because that just makes sense}
What we all really need are more recipes like this Parmesan Crusted Chicken with a Creamy Lemon-Chive Sauce.
Hold onto your hats, cause this meal is cooked in under 30 minutes and it’s a total keeper! Not only is it quick to make, but you can count all the ingredients on one hand. So it’s a political winner in my book.
It’s all prepared in one pan, so that’s magical all on it’s own. But what I really love is the way the creamy lemon-chive sauce brings such an aromatic flavor to the dish. It’s one of those sauces that you end up also dipping your vegetables in, or mixing with some pasta, or rice, or licking off the bottom of your plate.
And here’s the kicker… it’s only two ingredients!
To make this Parmesan Crusted Chicken, it only takes a few simple ingredients, chicken, Ritz crackers, and Parmesan cheese.
This recipe would even do great with a white fish in place of the chicken.
Let me tell you a little bit about this White with Lemon flavor Cooking Wine from Holland House.
It’s awesome.
It’s one of the two ingredients used to make the creamy Lemon-Chive sauce and it has that perfect balance of aromatic lemon flavoring that wont over-power a dish, but compliments it nicely.
To make the chicken, just crush up the crackers and mix the crumbs with the Parmesan Cheese. Then simply coat the chicken breasts with the mixture.
Heat up a little oil in a skillet till it’s nice and hot and then place the coated chicken breasts in and cook on both sides. Once they are cooked through, remove them from the skillet to a plate and cover with tin-foil to keep warm.
Add the Holland House White with Lemon flavor Cooking Wine to the hot pan and let it reduce to half the amount.
This will essentially bring a bolder flavor to the sauce, and also cook off the alcohol at the same time. Then add the Chive and Onion cream cheese spread to the pan and cook until bubbly and thick.
Serve the chicken with a tablespoon of sauce on top.
Maybe a little more… cause it’s sooo goooood!
The Parmesan Crusted Chicken has a buttery crisp coating and is ultra moist on the inside {thanks to letting is rest covered}. The Creamy Lemon-Chive sauce on top is just the right amount of oh-so flavorful and perfect on just about anything.
With this meal being ready in way under 30 minutes, it’s a definite political winner in my book.
No debate needed.
Parmesan Crusted Chicken with a Creamy Lemon-Chive Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 8 Ritz Crackers, crushed into crumbs
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup White Wine
- 1 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- â…” cup Chive & Onion cream cheese spread
Instructions
- Pound the chicken breasts to an even thickness using a heavy rolling pin or meat mallet. Lightly coat the chicken with olive oil.
- Combine Ritz crackers, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper on a shallow rimmed plate. Dip the chicken in the crumb mixture, coating each side well.
- Heat 2 tbsp of oil over medium high heat in a skillet. Add the chicken breast halves and cook for 3-5 minutes per side, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Remove from skillet to a plate and cover loosley with foil.
- Add wine and lemon juice to the hot skillet and let it reduce to half the amount of liquid, making sure to scrape off any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
- Add the chive and onion cream cheese spread and stir until bubbly and thickened.
- Serve each chicken breast half with a tablespoon of sauce on top. Enjoy!
Gluten Free Sweet Potato Muffins (using Coconut Flour)
Devon
This is a good “idea” for a meal but the recipe is rubbish. I cooked it the first time and the chicken looked perfect. Took a bite and the chicken was raw. Cooking the chicken the recommended time on each side, even adding a couple of minutes and on high wasn’t enough to cook the chicken at all. The second time i made it, by the time the internal temp of the chicken was 165, the cheese coating was burnt to ashes and my kitchen was in smoke. These were thin chicken breasts no less. In other words, by the time the coating gets done, the chicken isn’t, and by the time the chicken is the coating is a charred disaster. Will try baking the chicken next time or maybe cooking the chicken first and then putting the coating on. But after two nights wasted on this recipe not working out, I’m a bit annoyed.
Shawn
Hi Devon, so sorry you didn’t get great results from this recipe. You’ll want to make sure you’re using chicken breast HALVES, meaning it’s a chicken breast that’s been sliced in half horizontally, creating an ultra thin chicken breast. Secondly, it sounds like your stove top temperature was too high. You’ll want just medium-high temperature so you don’t end up with burnt coating. If you’re stilling having trouble getting your chicken breast cooked through, you can sear the chicken on each side then pop them in the oven at 375 degrees F to finish cooking. I hope this helps you trouble shoot this recipe and any future cooking. 🙂
Thomas
Substitute for the Lemon flavored wine?
Rach M
Hi! I’m so trying this, it looks so good I could cook it right now and it’s MIDNIGHT! I wanted to tell you that I’ve been hearing tons lately (you probably know when this happens) about washing or not washing chicken and which is best? (And I’ve been dying to know the answer!) Well, NOT washing/rinsing is better! So, you can google it or something and maybe it’s a long habit of yours that will be hard to break but the thing is, it get’s chicken germs all over your sink and it’s said to get those germs also splashed in a certain distance around your sink and on your faucet handle, etc. all for NOTHING since you’re actually not rinsing off e.coli or anything. Those bacteria cannot be washed off by water anyway. So, look into it if y’all feel like it but rinsing chicken supposedly does nothing but slash more germs around your sink area that you’re unlikely to clean! Hope that helps someone! xoxoxo ~R 🙂
Dana
This looks fantastic, Shawn!! Totally making this sometime this week!! { it’s also a great excuse to go food shopping since our fridge currently resembles a college dorm room fridge}.
Claire
I’m looking forward to sweet potatoes!
lyonaria
this looks amazing! going to try it one of these days.
just one thing. it’s Chanel, only one n. i thought you meant a cable channel or something for a moment.
Shawn
Oh my heck, I am laughing so hard right now!! I can’t believe I spelled that wrong! Too Funny!! 🙂
meredith
i love stuffing and cranberry sauce!!
Renee
Red potatoes!! Lol!!
Renee
It was DELICIOUS!!!! I made
A bag of steam fresh Ted potatoes with butter sauce. Yummy!! Thanks for the recope. Gotta try the other flavors!
bianca @ sweet dreaming
sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie! yay beta carotene 🙂
Jessica L
I am really looking forward to my homemade pumpkin pie!
Jessen
Looking Forward to Cooking up a Great Meal for the FAM. =)
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious
Haha I really enjoy those Brad Pitt commercials. I was dying during the SNL skit of it! And I’m totally onboard with this dish. Quick, easy and such an awesome blend of flavors!
Kristen M.
I’m looking forward to sweet potatoes!
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.
This is totally my kind of dinner!! So yummy!!
I’m not sure what Thanksgiving will be like this year for me since we just moved away from my mom, but I sure am going to miss her stuffing!
Tracie Trump
Looking forward to squash casserole and homemade cheesecake, my fb is Michelle Trump and my email is tracietrump@yahoo.com
Lisa
I love Thanksgiving because it’s one of the few times that I can find pearl onions in abundance, and I love to make creamed onions as a side dish.
barbara n
Of course I am looking forward to the turkey, but my sister in law also makes a great squash recipe that I look forward to every year
Stefani
One good thing about not living in a swing state, I haven’t seen too many ads…but definitely not enough of Brad’s Channel ads! 🙂 This chicken looks awesome – I know what we’re having for dinner tonight! For Thanksgiving, I’m definitely looking forward to making a sweet potato casserole…one of my favorite things. Thanks so much for the giveaway. 🙂
Gerry @ Foodness Gracious
Okay Brad’s commercial is reeeediculous!! But this chicken dinner is so not reeeeediculous, looks all crunchy and how I like it!!
Leslie
This looks terrific. Thank you for the fun giveaway, so I can try it out myself.
Kara D
I love catching up with friends and family over Thanksgiving!
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
I am most looking forward to my dad’s pumpkin pie
april
This looks delicious! I’m a huge fan of their cooking wines!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
This meal looks fabulous, Shawn! I love that sour cream + chive cream cheese and always forget to use it in dishes to make sauces–so genius!