Thursday, March 10, 2011

Crispy Onion Chicken

After surveying my pantry I found a little bit of French's fried onions left over from green bean casserole season. That season...it runs through Thanksgiving and Christmas if you didn't know. I bet grocery stores sell 97.5% of their fried onions in the last two months of the year.

Rather than tossing them I set out to find another use for them. I created this yummy chicken from something that would have been garbage.

I am thrifty like that...

I am totally the person who scoops more then their fair share of fried onions from the famous casserole. I bet some of you are the same way. With my love of these fried onions I am wondering why it has taken me so long to find another excuse to eat them.

I had some chicken already thawed out, so I whipped up this super quick and easy dinner. It was delicious and a great way to update a plain boring chicken breast!

If you get a chance to try it, make sure you come back and let me know! It always brightens my day to see where someone tried my recipe...






4 Chicken breasts

1/4 cup Dijon Mustard

2 cups French's Fried Onions

In a large zip top bag crush the fried onions with a rolling pin. Dip the chicken breasts in the Dijon mustard until coated. Place the crushed fried onions in a small baking dish. Roll each chicken breast into the onion mixture. Place on a baking sheet.

Bake at 400 until cooked, about 20-25 minutes.



Do you have any recipes using these delicious french fried onions? If so, please share...






14 comments:

Debbi Does Dinner Healthy said...

I have always loved those french fried onions! They are so good! I'll bet they are awesome on chicken, I'll have to try it out, thanks!

Gidget said...

Sounds fantastic! Can't wait to try this on my hubby!

Katie said...

Debbi, they really are great on chicken! Thanks for stopping by!

Katie said...

Gidget,

Let me know how you and the hubby like it!

wandeful said...

I have been know to eat a few right out of the can:)I can almost hear u saw ewww:)

Becci said...

Totally trying this with the onions I have leftover!

Katie said...

Wandeful- Ha ha! I have never tried them right out of the can...ewww!!

Katie said...

Miracle baby- Yes, use up those leftover onions! It is great!

Laurie said...

I have made this before and have forgotten about it!!! It's great and such a quick meal!

Tami@NutmegNotebook said...

Oh yes, I love green bean casserole and those onions!

What a wonderful recipe you created.

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I look forward to viewing more of your recipes.

Katie said...

@ Laurie, Yes...and doesn't everyone love quick and easy :)

@ Tami, Thanks for visiting me too! I really enjoyed looking through your recipes!!

Tiffanee said...

Yum! I love french fried onions!! This sounds like a fabulous flavor combination!!

Unknown said...

Katie Im so happy you stopped by my blog! I am just lovin yours!! This chicken sounds AWESOME!!

Katie said...

@ Tiffanee: The flavors go awesome with the chicken!

@ Holly: Thanks for stopping by, so glad you are enjoying the blog. I very much enjoyed browsing through yours!!

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