Crispy Santa Fe Chicken

Name: Crispy Santa Fe Chicken
Ingredients: 4 ea. (28–32 ounces) boneless skinless chicken breasts; ½ cup crushed garlic-flavored croûtons; ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted; ½ tsp freshly-ground cumin; 1 tbsp chili powder; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tbsp cayenne pepper; 1 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper; ¾ cup grated Monterrey Jack cheese; Olive oil

A lot of crispy baked chicken recipes use things like breadcrumbs or cracker crumbs. Here, the croûtons add a little flavor.

Ingredients

4 ea. (28–32 ounces) boneless skinless chicken breasts
½ cup crushed garlic-flavored croûtons
¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
½ tsp freshly-ground cumin
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper
¾ cup grated Monterrey Jack cheese
Olive oil

Steps

Preheat oven to 425°F.
Combine butter, seasonings, and salt in a pie plate or a large wide dish.
Dip chicken into egg mixture then dredge into croûton crumbs. Let rest 2–3 minutes.
Coat chicken pieces on olive oil then place on a greased baking pan.
Insert a probe thermometer into one of the pieces, and bake in the oven until internal temperature reaches 165°F.
Sprinkle chicken pieces evenly with cheese and bake until cheese is melted. Serve warm.

More recipes with chicken, croutons, butter, cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper or monterey jack cheese

Adapted from “Crispy Santa Fe Chicken” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.