Breaded Honey Mustard Chicken

It has been a crazy busy month!  We hosted Christmas Day at our house so the week prior to that was spent writing 3 million reports for work, and prepping for the holiday.  We had a wonderful Christmas with our families and lots of good food!  After that, we went out to eat A LOT.  But now that January is here (ugh), life is starting to get back to the same old routine.  I worked one day last week (I know, we went back way too early) and am now on my THIRD snow day (or 'cold' day technically).  Tomorrow it's back to the grind after a very relaxing few days.

I wanted to share a meal I started making since my hubby has been doing Weight Watchers.  It's breaded chicken that you could serve alone, as chicken parm, chicken marsala, etc, but a little healthier.  I once saw a Weight Watchers recipe that substituted corn flakes for breadcrumbs.  I took that knowledge and applied to a ton of different meals.   This recipe includes a honey mustard sauce.

Ingredients:
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 panko
1/2 corn flakes
salt and pepper
2 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp honey

First, combine the corn flakes and panko in a plastic bag and nonchalantly crush them.  I wanted it to be a little crunchy but not with huge pieces of corn flakes.  Then pour it on a shallow dish (aka paper plate for less dishes). 

Then combine the dijon mustard, lemon juice, and honey in a shallow bowl.  Sprinkles salt and pepper in the mixture to taste.

 After that, it's time to flatten your chicken breasts.  This is really great stress relief, if you need it.  Put each piece of chicken in a plastic bag one at a time and pound it until they're about 1 inch thick.  I hate waiting for chicken breasts to cook so this speeds up the process a lot.

Next, dip the chicken in the mustard mix and then the panko/corn flakes until they are evenly coated.  Then place them on a baking sheet.

 I baked them at 375 for about half an hour or so.  I served them with our favorite oven fries :)

You could also make extra honey mustard sauce and dip the chicken into it.  So yummy.