Recipe and source notes

Easy Onion Chicken

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1–1½ cups canned French-fried onions
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 4 ea. (1–1½ pounds) boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Make it step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Crush French-fried onions.
  3. Place beaten egg in medium wide bowl.
  4. Cut chicken breasts into halves.
  5. Dip chicken breasts in beaten egg.
  6. Roll or dredge chicken breasts in onions.
  7. Place on sprayed baking pan.
  8. Bake 20–25 minutes until chicken is done.
  9. Safety note: Uncooked chicken should always be considered contaminated with Salmonella. Handle uncooked chicken as late as possible in preparation, and wash your hands for 30 seconds afterwards. By the same token, chicken should be cooked thoroughly, to an internal temperature of 165°F, or until the center is dry and all the pink is gone.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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