Crispy Garlic and Thyme Chicken
This Crispy Garlic and Thyme Chicken can be served with a simple arugula salad, over pasta with marinara, built into a chicken sandwich, or chopped up into all your favorite meals!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Course: Protein
Cuisine: Healthy
Keyword: chicken, crispy, garlic, thyme
Servings: 8
Calories: 169kcal
- 4 large chicken breasts 965 g
- 2 slices crusty white bread 100 g
- 3 cloves of garlic minced (or frozen cubes)
- 3 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves or sub other herbs you have on hand
- ½ Tbsp avocado oil 7 g
Place chicken breasts between two sheets of parchment paper and smash until nice and even and about ½ inch thick or less. If they’re really big, you can butterfly the breasts first so you don’t have to smash so much.
In a small blender or food processor, add your bread, garlic, and herbs and give it a quick blitz to make fine breadcrumbs.
Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat with a spritz of avocado oil spray. Let it get nice and hot. Keep your chicken breasts on the parchment paper, sprinkle tops with bread crumbs, and season well with a good pinch of kosher salt and a few cracks of pepper. Flip and repeat on the other side, trying to smash the crumbs into the chicken. Cook chicken for about 3-4 minutes per side (depending on thickness) until golden brown and cooked through. You want an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
Serve with a simple arugula, lemon, and pine nut salad, or over pasta with marinara, built into a chicken sandwich, or chopped up in all of your favorite meals!
Bread: you can use 100 grams of any bread or bread crumbs and the macros will be VERY similar.
MFP Lillie Eats and Tells Crispy Garlic and Thyme Chicken
Serving: 116g | Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 6.2g | Protein: 27.6g | Fat: 3.5g