Lemon Honey Goat Cheese Crusted Chicken
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 24 minutes
Total Time: 39 minutesYield: 4 servings
Oven baked chicken cutlets layered with goat cheese, walnuts and toasted panko crumbs drizzled with lemon-infused honey butter.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted, plus more for greasing pan
- 4 chicken cutlets
- coarse salt and fresh black pepper
- 1 cup panko crumbs
- 5 ounces goat cheese log (not crumbled)
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 lemon, zested (just the yellow part not the white pith)
- 2 tablespoons honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a large baking sheet or roasting pan. Lay the chicken cutlets down on the pan and season well with salt and pepper.
- Add the panko crumbs to small skillet over medium-low heat and toast until lightly golden stirring often. Remove from heat.
- Break up the goat cheese with a spoon and place over top of each of the chicken breasts. Sprinkle walnuts over top of the cheese then sprinkle the toasted panko crumbs generously over top of each.
- In a small bowl whisk the melted butter, honey and lemon zest together. Drizzle over top of the panko crumbs.
- Bake 16-24 minutes (depending on the size and thickness) until chicken is cooked through. Serve immediately.