Easy Parmesan Chicken Recipe

How many times have you prepared chicken breasts and felt like the flavor was great, but the meat was too dry? There is a solution...use dark meat chicken. I know you have heard advertisements tell you that 100% all white meat is better. Well, I am here to tell you that the below recipe using chicken hindquarters was absolutely delicious! The flavor was far superior than any chicken breast that I have ever prepared because it was so moist. 


Now lets get back to those advertisers saying that 100% white meat is better, how true is that really? After comparing nutritional values of both chicken breasts and chicken legs using the United States Department of Agriculture's website nutrition tools, I noticed that the leg's saturated fat is .20g higher per 100 grams and 40mg higher in cholesterol than the breast meat. However, the leg's nutrition has significantly higher levels of Iron, Zinc, Thiamin, Riboflavin and Vitamin B-12 than the breast. Thus the fat content of dark meat is justifiable by its flavor, moisture and nutritional benefits. 


Parmesan Chicken Hindquarters

Ingredients:

1/2 cup fine dried seasoned bread crumbs

1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

2 tbsp. dried parsley flakes

1/4 tsp. garlic salt

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1/4 cup Three Cheese Italian dressing

4 chicken hindquarters (On sale at Triple T Specialty Meats, located at 401 Sherman Avenue, Ackley IA 50601)

Directions:

Combine the dry ingredients. Coat the chicken in the Italian dressing, then dip into the dry mixture. Place the chicken pieces, bone side down onto greased baking sheet. Bake uncovered in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. 

Enjoy!