Paula's Oven Fried Chicken

I typically  tend to shy away from Paula Dean's recipes because of the high fat content.  This is an exception to her typical fare and an exceptional crispy oven-fried chicken.  I use boneless chicken breasts, but chicken tenders would be good as well.


Ingredients:
1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon olive oil
Sea salt and Pepper
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts


Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Line a jelly roll pan with heavy aluminum foil.  
• Place a cooling rack on the foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
• Cut chicken breasts into 4-5 pieces.  Pound each piece to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Combine breadcrumbs, cheese, thyme, salt, pepper and olive oil in a shallow bowl.
• In a separate bowl, combine mustard, water and olive oil.
• Coat each chicken piece with mustard mixture, then dredge in crumbs.
• Place on cooling rack and bake for 30 minutes.
• Serve immediately