Garlic Chicken Baked With Cheddar Thyme Crust

We found this recipe on the back of a Tillamook Medium Cheddar Cheese bag, the shredded variety. We loved it. It is a simple dish. We ate it with mashed potatoes, a salad and cooked carrots. But you can pair it with whatever yoiu like to please your family's own tastes. If you don't have TIllamook cheese in your area, just use your regular brand of cheese, medium variety. We like our chicken seared before baking so I lightly browned each side of the chicken before proceeding with the baking.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 breasts

Ingredients

• 4  tablespoons salted butter, plus
•  extra salted butter, for buttering baking dish
• 2  teaspoons  minced garlic
• 1⁄2 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 3⁄4 cup  tillamook finely shredded medium cheddar
• 1⁄4 cup  shredded parmesan cheese
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 4  boneless skinless chicken breast halves (lightly pounded to 1/4 inch thick)

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Lightly butter a medium baking dish.
3. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over low hear.
4. Stir in garlic and cook iuntil tender (2-3 minutes).
5. In a shallow bowl, mix panko breadcrumbs, cheddar, Parmesan, thyme and salt and pepper.
6. Dip each breast in garlic butter to coat then press into breadcrumb mixture. Turn to coat both sides.
7. Arrange breasts in prepared baking dish.
8. Drizzle with any remaining garlic butter and sprinkle3 ith remaining topping.
9. Bake about 25-30 minutes until chicken juices run clean when pierced with a fork.