Apron Strings to Diamond Rings: Bread Chicken with Parmesan Baked Acorn Squash

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Bread Chicken with Parmesan Baked Acorn Squash

Here's a great start to fall dinner! It's simple and will have everyone saying 'Yumm!!'. The cost is quite low too. Coming in at about $3 a person, if not less!

Cut acorn squash in half, de-seed and cut into thin 1/2in to 1 inch thick slices. Place a greased pan with lightly coat with olive oil, grated parmesan, salt, pepper and thyme (if wanted). Bake at 400˙ for 25-35 minutes or until brown and soft.

While the squash is cooking, in the last 10-15 minutes, begin to make the couscous (follow the directions on the box, it will take approximately 8 minutes to make) and coat chicken breast with a blend of bread crumbs and Mrs. Dash's Table Blend (or whatever herb blend you have on hand). Fry in 1-2 Tablespoons of EVOO and Butter.

Dab the chicken breast to remove any extra oil, and place on a plate with the acorn squash and couscous! Drizzle couscous with a bit of EVOO and salt. Enjoy!

The acorn squash recipe was taken from Real Simple.

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I am no professional chef, nor have I even taken professional cooking or baking classes. I create my dishes from the heart, reading and researching a combination of recipes, putting that knowledge to use and either developing my own recipe or amending one I have read. My love for working in the kitchen began when I was very little, watching my mom bake and cook. In high school I received the opportunity to take two semesters of cooking classes with a wonderful teacher. She is the woman who taught me how to make chicken broth from scratch, properly measure flour and most importantly, read every recipe at least once through before beginning. This is not to say that my mother didn't have a substantial role in my quest to conquer the kitchen. My mother is the one who let me go wild in the kitchen, throwing random ingredients from the pantry into a bowl just to call it 'peanut butter cookies' because they contained peanut butter. That was when I learned that if it contains flour, it most likely has to be baked. Thanks Mom!