Oven Fried Chicken From Paula Deen - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups panko breadcrumbs
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 tablespoons freshly minced thyme leaves
kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons water
2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/4 -inch thickness

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Place a cooling rack over pan and spray rack with nonstick cooking spray.
In a shallow dish, combine bread crumbs, cheese, 2 tablespoons olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper, to taste.
In a separate shallow dish, combine mustard, water, salt and pepper, to taste, and remaining olive oil.
Coat each chicken breast with mustard mixture; dredge each in bread crumb mixture.
Place on prepared rack in pan.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is golden brown.