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.
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.
Nutrition
Serving: 150gCalories: 360kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 80gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 180mgSodium: 375mgPotassium: 402mgSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1272IUVitamin C: 1mgIron: 0.9mg
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