Oven-Ready Walnut-Crusted Chicken
with Cheesy Ciabatta & Roasted Broccoli (trays included)
- Tree Nuts
- Eggs
- Soy
- Wheat
- Milk
Weeknights feeling busier and more jam-packed than ever? We hear you! That’s why we’re bringing you our quickest, easiest meals yet. Introducing Oven-Ready Dinners. All you have to do is assemble in our aluminum trays, pop ’em in the oven, and dig in! No need to worry about prep or dirtying multiple dishes. This week, we’re featuring chicken topped with a crunchy walnut and panko crust, roasted broccoli, toasted cheesy ciabatta, and a savory-sweet honey Dijon dressing for dipping. It’s all ready in under 30 minutes—now that’s a weeknight win.
Ingredients
½ ounce
Walnuts
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1.5 ounce
Honey Dijon Dressing
(Contains: Eggs)
1 unit
Ciabatta Bread
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
2 unit
Oven-Ready Aluminum Trays
¼ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
1 tablespoon
Fry Seasoning
8 ounce
Broccoli Florets
¼ cup
Monterey Jack Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon
Olive Oil
2 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust racks to top and middle positions and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bring 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) to room temperature. Wash and dry produce. • Using a heavy-bottomed pan or rolling pin, crush walnuts in their bag until finely ground. In a small bowl, combine walnuts, panko, a large drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper.
• Pat chicken* dry with paper towels and place in 1 aluminum tray. (For 4 servings, divide chicken between 2 trays.) Season chicken all over with half the Fry Seasoning (you’ll use more later), salt, and pepper. • Evenly spread tops of chicken with half the Honey Dijon Dressing (save the rest for serving). Mound coated sides with panko mixture, pressing to adhere (no need to coat the undersides).
• Cut broccoli florets into bite-size pieces if necessary; place in remaining tray. Toss with a drizzle of olive oil and season with salt and pepper; drizzle with 2 TBSP water. (For 4 servings, divide broccoli between remaining trays. Use 2 TBSP water for each tray.) • Cover tray tightly with foil.
• Roast chicken on top rack and broccoli on middle rack until chicken is browned and cooked through and broccoli is tender, 15-20 minutes. TIP: If broccoli is done before chicken, remove from oven and continue roasting chicken.
• While chicken and broccoli roast, halve ciabatta. • In a second small microwave-safe bowl, combine softened butter and half the remaining Fry Seasoning (use the rest as you like). Season with salt and pepper. TIP: If butter is not yet softened, microwave for 5-10 seconds before mixing with the seasoning. • Spread seasoned butter onto cut sides of ciabatta and evenly sprinkle with Monterey Jack.
• When chicken has 5 minutes left, carefully place ciabatta cut sides up directly on oven rack (or use a baking sheet). Bake until bread is toasted and cheese melts, 4-5 minutes. • Halve ciabatta on a diagonal; divide between plates along with chicken and broccoli. Serve with remaining Honey Dijon Dressing on the side for dipping.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the walnut crust and honey Dijon combo; some found it bland and wanted more seasoning 🍗.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple for most, though some felt "oven-ready" was misleading as prep was still required.
- Suggestions: Consider adding more herbs or spices to boost flavor; roast broccoli uncovered for better texture.
- Leftovers: Chicken reheats well for some; others found it dry or rubbery when reheated.
- Portions: Ample broccoli for most; some wanted more chicken or found cutlet sizes inconsistent.
Reviews from our home cooks
Love these easy and quick oven ready meals. This one is delicious. One of our favorite meals. I just drizzled some of the remaining honey Dijon dressing on my chicken and broccoli rather than serving it to the side as a dip. Fabulous recipe for chicken, broccoli and the bread. Highly recommend this one and look forward to enjoying it again.
This was my favorite so far. The bread was delicious the chicken was wonderful with the walnuts and the other toppings. The only thing is with the broccoli I would have added garlic to roast with it because that's how I usually make my broccoli and I also brown it more The charred flavor on the florets makes it taste so much better
Easy recipe, easy prep! The chicken and ciabatta were exceptional! The broccoli was good but could use some additional seasoning/flavor. Will try cooking the broccoli next time without the cover so it is more roasted. Will definitely try this recipe again.
The Walnut Crusted Chicken was excellent. The flavors were perfect with the Cheesy Ciabatta and Roasted Broccoli The trays made clean up a breeze.
Wow! This was delicious! The chicken came out so moist and the walnut crust was delicious! Also this method of broccoli turned out so moist! Not to mention the easy clean up :)
The roasted broccoli is so so, but we love the chicken and the ciabatta! Made it again, but I don't have fry seasoning, so I used garlic powder instead. Turned out really good too! And this time I stir fried the broccoli. Family said it tastes better than the roasted one.
In the Oven-Ready Walnut-Crusted Chicken, the recipe said to cover the broccoli, but it roasted so nicely without the cover.
The flavor was nice. The ciabatta were delightful, and I love broccoli. I wish I would have tasted my husband's, which he said was perfect (and he hates walnuts). My chicken was very tough and rubbery. He even tried mine after finishing his and agreed. It was cooked at the required time, but it was...weird. I'll try this recipe again...I did enjoy the coating very much.
My husband and I shared this dinner for 2. The walnut-crusted chicken was very tasty and moist. We weren't fond of putting the seasoning on the Ciabatta bread, but it was okay on the chicken. There was too much broccoli for our taste. I baked a sweet potato for my side instead.
Really great-tasting meal. Definitely could have been more "oven-ready" though. Would be nice to have less prep (pre-chopped broccoli, pre-crushed walnuts, sliced ciabatta). Still felt like the same amount of work/time, just with disposable pans.
