I love variety and trying new things, which is something I have learned over the years. As a kid, my parents would get on a fix and make the same thing for dinner nearly every night. The look on my friend’s faces when I told them I was sick of steak, pizza or even ice cream was priceless, but it was true - you can only eat something so much before you get absolutely sick of it!
Now that I’m grown and buy / cook my own meals, I run into this problem quite a bit. There are some things I would like to cook, but A) it’s not cost-efficient to cook a full meal for a single person, B) I don’t really have hours to spend prepping and cooking and C) I haven’t really been exposed to a ton of different foods, so half the time I can’t ever think of anything new and unique to try.
So, before my last trip to go grocery shopping, I asked around for some dinner recipes / ideas and was given a gem: French Friend Onion Baked Chicken!
The recipe is extremely easy and can be ready to eat in under an hour! First up, gather the supplies which consist of: thawed chicken breast(s), two eggs, a package of French Fried Onions and Lemon Pepper seasoning. Go ahead and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Next, beat the two eggs in a bowl, which will be used as your batter.
Now coat the entire chicken breast in the egg mixture. This will help the fried onions stick to it.
Then, pour a generous amount of onions on a plate and crush them into tiny bits. If you don’t have other plans for the onions, you can simply crush them while they are in the bag which makes it much easier.
Remove the chicken from the egg mixture and roll it around in the crushed onion. This serves as the breading, much like fried chicken. For an extra bit of taste, sprinkle each piece with a bit of lemon pepper seasoning.
Bake the chicken for about 40 minutes at 350 degrees or until the insides are white and juicy then server with your favorite sides!
Myself, Keith and Airica made this last Friday along with mashed potatoes and corn and it got rave reviews from everyone - so much so that I forgot to take a picture of the finished product! The chicken had a great flavor and was extremely juicy on the inside. I have no doubt that I will be making this again very soon!
