Dijon chicken
An easy one to serve when you need to impress the hell out of someone and don't have a lot of time:

Get a package of chicken breasts, a large container of sour cream, a bottle of dijon mustard and a container of bread crumbs. Also grab a bunch of broccoli, some butter and some lemon juice.

Rinse the chicken, then dry it with paper towels. Set it aside.

Mix the sour cream and the mustard, about 50/50. Do this in a bowl and keep a rubber spatula handy.

Pour a deep layer of bread crumbs into a plate.

Pour a layer of crumbs into a baking dish.

Smear a chicken breast with the mustard and sour cream mixture, then roll it in the plate of bread crumbs. Lay it in the baking dish. Do this with the rest of the chicken. Your hands will get very messy. Dust the remaining crumbs from the plate over the top.

Set the oven to 350F. Wash your hands off.

Chop up the broccoli as you see fit in a microwave safe bowl. Put in about a half inch to an inch of water. Seal it tight with plastic wrap. Place it in the microwave and set it for six minutes, then leave it.

Bake the chicken for a half hour, uncovered. When the half hour is done, start the microwave. When it beeps, drain the broccoli and throw in a bunch of butter and cover it back up.

Pull the chicken from the oven and let it sit on top of the stove. Give the broccoli another minute or two, then stir it. Sprinkle lemon juice over it and stir it again, then cover it.

Call in your guests. Serve them the chicken and the broccoli and watch their eyes pop.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 28 Jun 2012, 23:42, 7 replies)

in this era of green energy savings and maintaining the rainforests
can you not dry the chicken breasts under a Dyson toilet hand dryer instead?
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Fri 29 Jun 2012, 1:33, closed)

They might not like me cooking dinner in the gas station bathroom.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 29 Jun 2012, 1:45, closed)

Timing
Shouldn't you wash your hands before setting the oven to 350F? Otherwise your knob will get all covered with cream.
(ubergeekian, Fri 29 Jun 2012, 15:56, closed)

My oven has a digital control.
It's a touch pad that can be operated using the back of my knuckle if need be. No problem at all over here.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 29 Jun 2012, 17:14, closed)

350F?

( real i'm not happy 'til you're not happy, Fri 29 Jun 2012, 21:25, closed)

Yup. About 176 Celsius. Basic baking temperature for cakes and the like.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 29 Jun 2012, 23:26, closed)

Will try this, however I like my broccoli slightly less well cooked. In my mic using the exact same process, splash of water with salt and pepper I only put it on for 2/3 minutes. Then knob of butter, lemon/white wine vinegar.
(feedingtimeatthezoo day 1 of his bikini diet started, Sun 1 Jul 2012, 14:39, closed)