gfree chicken parmesan ...

wade and i were supposed to have the first group run last night for our upcoming half marathon. thursday runs are going to be shorter pace runs followed by group dinners. but the teensiest bit of snowfall in tennessee and everything shuts down. so i rummaged through the refrigerator/pantry for something for dinner. fresh parsley, a half block of parmesan, some frozen chicken and ... glutinos pretzels.

we never eat italian anymore. but i decided to give chicken parmesan a try - it just sounded comforting on a cold snowy evening. and are you ready for this? wade went back for seconds AND thirds!!!

since he said it was "too good not to share" ...
here's my spin on chicken parmesan:

servings: 4-6                         prep time // 15m                           cook time // 15m
ingredients:

• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 stick butter, melted
• 1 cup glutinos pretzels
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp garlic salt
• heaping 1/8 tsp italian herb mix
• 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 lbs boneless/skinless chicken, cut into 2" pieces

1 // preheat oven to 450°F.

2 // in a small bowl, mix the minced garlic with the melted butter. in your chopper, combine the pretzels, shredded parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, salt, garlic salt, italian herb mix and pepper. transfer pretzel mix to a separate small bowl.

3 // dip each piece of chicken into thegarlic butter. then roll in the pretzel mix to coat.

4 // place breaded (pretzel-ed) chicken pieces on to a baking dish leaving a little separation between each piece. drizzle any remaining garlic butter over the chicken and bake for 15-20 minutes (until the chicken is cooked through).

that's it. 15 minutes to a yummy meal ...

did i mention that my parents are coming into town tonight? hooray. wade and i are going to go to the belcourt theatre to watch a french film, le havre. then we anxiously await their arrival. 4 people + 3 day weekend + 1 tiny apartment = quite the adventure!!!

have a fantastic weekend, too!