Pinterest Conquest #1

So I'm in love with Pinterest - I can't help it. So much knowledge in one place and I don't even have to go far to look for it. YES!

I decided to start blogging about the things we've done from Pinterest, which I find funny since most of the stuff on Pinterest comes from other people's blogs. Where possible I will include pictures. That way, you can repin, my comments on a pin that was repinned. Go figure.

The first thing we attempted was what was touted as "Melt in Your Mouth Chicken" from Food.com.

The recipe sounded absolutely simple: 4 Chicken Breasts, 1/2 c parmesan cheese,1 c mayo, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 1/2 tsp seasoning salt 1/2 tsp pepper,spread mix over chicken breasts, bake at 375 45 mins

Now the 45 minutes seemed a bit excessive to me, so I simply cooked it until the meat thermometer said it was done. This is a mistake! Cook it the full 45 minutes and you'll be rewarded with the wonderful crispy parmesan cheese coating that is pictured above. The chicken will not dry out.

Also, there seemed to me to be a serious lack of salt in this dish, so I tossed a bit of salt on the chicken before covering them with the mayo-cheese-spice spread. This is also a mistake - there is plenty of salt in the parmesan cheese already, so don't add any more.

I made mashed potatoes to go along with this. This was a great idea, especially since I'd slightly over-salted the chicken (I still liked it, Tim ate it, but commented that I might leave it out next time).

First, this allowed a wonderful blanace to the parmesan - it's so strong that the mashed potatoes really complimented it. I don't recommend anything like mac & cheese or stuffing because of the flavor fight, nor do I suggest you serve this next to rice or pasta - the consistency of the chicken was so perfect that I think you'd have texture issues with rice or pasta.

Second, the leftovers of this chicken were phenomenal. I stored it with the potatoes on the bottom and the chicken on top. This turned out to be great - the potatoes pulled just the right amount of salt out of the chicken and made it so yummy I didn't let Tim have any of the leftovers.

I will be making this again.

Pinterest Success!