Breaded Chicken Breast

5 from 2 votes

Breaded Chicken Breast

Breaded Chicken breast is a quick and easy recipe to make for dinner. Chicken breasts are breaded in parmesan cheese, egg, and panko bread crumbs, then pan fried until they cook through.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time8 mins

Total Time18 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 360kcal

Author: KFC Recipe

Equipment

Skillet
3 shallow pot

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts (1.25 lb approx)
1 cup parmesan cheese
1½ cup panko breadcrumbs
1 tbsp dried basils
2 beaten eggs
1 tbsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp garlic salt
½ tbsp kosher salt
salt to taste
½ cup olive oil for pan frying

Instructions

Place the chicken on a cutting board and season them both sides well with salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. Set them aside.
Now it's time to breaded the chicken breasts. Set out three shallow pots side by side.
Beat two eggs in one pot and whisk well after adding kosher salt. Take zested parmesan cheese in the 2nd pot.
In the 3rd pot blend panko breadcrumbs with dried basil leaves, and a pinch of black pepper.
Take out the seasoned chicken, dip them first in the parmesan cheese. Shake off excess then dip them into the egg.
Finally, dip the chicken into the breadcrumbs, coat both sides. Now they are ready to fry.
Heat a large and flat skillet over medium heat, add enough cooking oil for pan frying. The bottom of the skillet should be coated with oil.
When the oil heat enough, dip the breaded chicken into the oil. Cook each side for 4-5 minutes or until crispy and golden brown.
Remove from the skillet and place on a kitchen paper. Enjoy.

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Notes

shake off the excess parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs during each step of coating to prevent the breading from falling off later.
Turn the flame to low if the breadcrumbs turn brown very first during frying otherwise they are browned without cook inside properly.

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