Pump up the Protein

Ever since I got pregnant my blood sugar has been funky, and I've been tasked with cutting carbs/sugar and adding protein to each meal.  This week one of Mark's co-workers gave him a free dozen organic, free-range eggs that she raises herself.  We've talked about buying them from her but don't eat eggs enough.  Well, she decided to give us a trial run for free!  They were delicious so I think we are going to start buying them regularly, since eggs are high in protein. 

The other night I was tired of protein and decided to spice it up a little.  Rather than plain old chicken, I tried frying it a little (healthily, of course) to change things up.  I'd also stopped at the farmers market and bought a huge bouquet of fresh basil, and decided to incorporate it. 

Ingredients
2 chicken breasts (cut all extra fat off)
1 C panko bread crumbs
paprika
Mrs. Dash garlic and herb seasoning
fresh basil, chopped
1 egg
1 T butter

Melt butter in a skillet until sizzling.  Chop the chicken breasts into chunks.  Scramble the eggs in one bowl.  In a 2nd bowl, mix Panko, seasonings, and basil.  Dip the chicken first in the egg then in the Panko mixture, then place in the skillet.  Cover and cook on medium for about 5 minutes per side, or until cooked through (no pink in the center).

We finished off the meal with fresh green beans from the farmers market and a fresh home-baked baguette from Cub.  Delicous!