Here’s the recipe –

Ingredients:

3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs

2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 eggs, beaten

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees, pat the chicken down with paper towels. On a plate, combine the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Mix it up with a fork. Put the beaten eggs in a separate bowl. Dip the chicken in the eggs, then coat the chicken in the bread crumb and Parmesan cheese mixture, then place it in a 9×13 baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

Yield: Serves 4ish.

Looking to impress, but still want to keep the effort to a minimum? Throw in some steamed broccoli and a bottle of Merlot to make it a full meal.

Parmesan chicken is one of those recipes that can make you feel like you made something pretty damn impressive for how much actual work you had to put into it. With about 10 minutes of actually doing stuff and otherwise waiting for your phone alarm to go off, you get some serious bang for your buck in the effort:delicious ratio. While your chicken thaws and bakes, you can get seriously productive while you wait; or if you’re like me, reddit on your phone while half watching whatever your roommate has on TV.