Chicken Breasts with Horseradish-Scallion Crust
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 whole boneless chicken breast with skin (about 1 pound), halved
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped scallion
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 cup fine fresh bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons drained bottled horseradish
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon or a pinch dried, crumbled
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- In a small bowl whisk together mustard and mayonnaise until combined well.
- Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in a 10-inch non-stick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown chicken, about 5 minutes on each side.
- Transfer chicken to a shallow baking dish and pour off all but about 2 teaspoons oil from skillet.
- Add scallion to skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened.
- Stir in garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir in bread crumbs, horseradish, tarragon, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Spread mayonnaise mixture on skin side of each chicken breast and top evenly with bread crumb mixture.
- Bake chicken in middle of oven 10 minutes, or until cooked through, and let stand 5 minutes.
mustard, mayonnaise, chicken, olive oil, scallion, garlic, bread crumbs, horseradish, fresh tarragon
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chicken-breasts-with-horseradish-scallion-crust-12070 (may not work)