Pat'S Do Ahead Party Chicken
- 2 -3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 -2 egg, lightly scrambled
- 1/2 lb fresh sliced mushrooms
- 2 -3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 lb fresh muenster cheese
- 4 -6 tablespoons butter
- 4 beef bouillon cubes or 4 equivalent granular bouillon
- 1 1/2 cups boiling water
- Cut chicken breasts in half lengthwise, and pound slightly with a meat mallet (having chicken in a durable zipper bag.).
- Place pounded chicken in a bowl, pour scrambled egg over the chicken, stirring to coat chicken. Cover and place bowl in the refrigerator for a 2 or more hours.
- Slice mushrooms. Saute for just a few minutes in melted butter. set aside.
- Dredge chicken pieces in seasoned (or plain) bread crumbs, and place on a platter.
- In an electric skillet, melt enough butter to coat bottom of pan, on med hi heat.
- Fry chicken pieces just until lightly browned, turning to fry other side, and adding butter to the pan as needed. Chicken WILL NOT be DONE at this point.
- Place browned chicken in a 13x9 pan, (or the size to fit your party!).
- Cover chicken with sliced muenster cheese.
- Place sauteed mushrooms over muenster cheese. .
- ** *If desired, you can stop here, cover with foil and refrigerate***.
- AT Cooking time Preheat oven to 350.
- Mix bouillon with boiling water, set aside until dissolved.
- Pour dissolved bullion mixture over the top of the chicken.
- Cover pan with foil.
- Bake 45 minutes with foil on.
- Remove foil and bake 15 additional minutes to brown cheese. (you can also carefully broil for a few minutes here instead, but watch it carefully!).
- Serve with a spoon handy for the wonderful sauce.
chicken breasts, bread crumbs, egg, mushrooms, butter, muenster cheese, butter, equivalent granular bouillon, boiling water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pats-do-ahead-party-chicken-409317 (may not work)