Monday, October 29, 2012

Coconut crusted chicken w/ orange dipping sauce

I am such a saucy girl! I love a sauce with a side of entree! :) This was SO easy and so tasty!

Ingredients for 6 chicken breasts:

1 egg
1.5 C sweetened coconut flakes
3/4 C flour
3/4 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp salt
a little less than 1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 C melted butter
3/4-1 C orange marmalade
3-4 Tbs Dijon mustard

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Beat egg in medium bowl; set aside. Mix the coconut, flour, garlic powder, salt and peeper in a shallow bowl. Working with one chicken breast at a time, dip the chicken in the bowl with the beaten egg and then coat with the coconut mixture.

Place on the baking sheet. Once all the chicken breasts are coated and on the baking sheet, evenly drizzle with the melted butter. Bake for 30 minutes, or until cooked through.

Prepare the orange sauce by combining the marmalade and the mustard together. Serve with rice or quinoa.