{"id":977,"slug":"crispy-santa-fe-chicken","title":"Crispy Santa Fe Chicken","description":"A lot of crispy baked chicken recipes use things like breadcrumbs or cracker crumbs. Here, the croûtons add a little flavor.","ingredients_raw":["4 ea. (28–32 ounces) boneless skinless chicken breasts","½ cup crushed garlic-flavored croûtons","¼ cup unsalted butter, melted","½ tsp freshly-ground cumin","1 tbsp chili powder","1 tbsp salt","1 tbsp cayenne pepper","1 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper","¾ cup grated Monterrey Jack cheese","Olive oil"],"ingredients_norm":["ea. boneless skinless chicken breast","garlic flavored crouton","unsalted butter","ground cumin","chili powder","salt","cayenne pepper","ground black pepper","monterrey jack cheese","olive oil"],"steps":["Preheat oven to 425°F.","Combine butter, seasonings, and salt in a pie plate or a large wide dish.","Dip chicken into egg mixture then dredge into croûton crumbs. Let rest 2–3 minutes.","Coat chicken pieces on olive oil then place on a greased baking pan.","Insert a probe thermometer into one of the pieces, and bake in the oven until internal temperature reaches 165°F.","Sprinkle chicken pieces evenly with cheese and bake until cheese is melted. Serve warm."],"categories":["Chicken recipes","Recipes using chicken breast","Southwestern recipes","Baked recipes","Main course recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using monterey jack","Recipes using chili powder","Recipes using cayenne","Recipes using pepper","Recipes using salt","Recipes using croutons","Recipes using ground cumin"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Crispy_Santa_Fe_Chicken","source_ref":"4515022","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Crispy_Santa_Fe_Chicken&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"af144451bb6803bc00723dc106e92a9952b67efc776a82cbdcc0694d3af6d865","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:00Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/crispy-santa-fe-chicken"}