My Favorite Recipe for Chicken Breast Came from a Jar of Mayo — Tips from The Kitchn

For a few summers I worked as a camp counselor at sleep-away camp, which means in addition to pushing the limits of shower-less days, I also ate what the camp cook prepared — except on the weekends. On the weekends you had to fend for yourself while making the most of the ingredients they kept stocked in the kitchen.

One helpless Saturday evening, I found myself scanning the back of a jar of mayo (of which there were many) to find a dead simple recipe for chicken that intrigued me: Take a few chicken breasts, coat them in a mixture of mayo and Parmesan cheese, top with breadcrumbs, and bake. That's it?

Most of the chicken I grew up eating came curried, so this was new territory and I was curious. Curious because I had everything to make this — except the chicken— and I was still going to do it anyway.

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