On nights like tonight when I am in a hurry to do something hearty for dinner, I am glad that I make super big batches of my healthy breadcrumbs. They are great in a pinch to cover pork chops, fish, or chicken for a healthy alternative to the nasty processed store breadcrumbs. Tonight I covered pork chops in them, baked in the oven for 30 minutes and had a healthy, crunchy, yummy dinner!
Here is how to make em!
3-4 pieces of sandwich bread (great time to use the heels of the bread that no one eats!)
couple dashes of onion powder
salt and pepper
1-2 garlic cloves minced
splash of olive oil
In a food processor rip up bread into pieces and add all the other ingredients. Pulse a few times until they are coarse crumbs. Lay on cookie sheet and cook 5 minutes in preheated 350 degree oven. Stir well and cook another 5 minutes. Stir again and bake until brown and crunchy, about 3-5 more minutes. Now you can dredge your meet, dip in bread crumbs (push them in) then place on wire rack in cookie sheet! If you are daring you can add a few slivers of parmesan cheese, or shredded mozarella on top....YUM!
Tonight we had diced tomatoes from our garden on top with asparagus...so delicious! The kids even cleaned their plates and asked for seconds!
I recommend making a double batch and keeping extra on hand for weeknight emergencies! This is a great crunchy outside for chicken cour don blue as well!
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