After months of grabbing a quick meal, I have finally started cooking again. Since the first of the year, I think my only time in the kitchen was to put a to-go box in the fridge. So, getting back into the kitchen has been therapeutic.
I enjoy eating out, but there comes the point that you start missing home cooking—the taste and flavors of home cooking and the time spent in the kitchen. You even get to the point where no take-out sounds appealing.
Cooking is my jam; it makes me happy. So it feels good to be getting back into a routine.
Everything but the Bagel Chicken is a new recipe I recently tried. It was so juicy and flavorful and super quick and easy. I mixed Everything but the Bagel seasoning myself to control the salt content. Paired with a green vegetable, it was a scrumptious and satisfying dinner!
Everything but the Bagel Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
- 2 teaspoons white sesame seeds
- 2 teaspoons black sesame seeds
- 2 teaspoons dried minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons dried minced onion
- 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon Everything but the Bagel seasoning
- 2-3 tablespoons chopped green onions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In small bowl, mix the poppy seeds, sesame seeds, minced garlic and minced onion. Reserve 1 teaspoon of mixture and set all aside.
- In a small bowl mix the mayonnaise and Dijon mustard.
- Pat chicken dry. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and pepper and place in the prepared dish.
- Brush top side of chicken with the mayonnaise mixture. Sprinkle each breast with Everything but the Bagel seasoning, reserving the teaspoon for the cream cheese sauce.
- Bake in 400℉ for about 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer reaches 160℉ in the thickest part of breasts.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, melt butter in microwave. Add cream cheese and return to the microwave for a few seconds. Remove from microwave and whisk. Add the heavy cream, reserved Everything but the Bagel seasoning and green onions.
- When chicken is baked, remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes. Serve with cream cheese sauce.
This sounds delicious!!! Terry and I are going to try it tonight. I’ll let you know what we think of it.
Love you Amye!!
This was so easy to make and so fabulous to eat!!! I didn’t have Dijon mustard but had spicy brown so substituted it. The chicken was very moist and the flavor was over the top! Then add the sauce and it was amazing. We will definitely be making again. Thank you Amye once more for an amazing recipe.
I know, right? I felt the same way, loved it! So glad you liked it and thanks for the comments!