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Easy Parmesan Crusted Chicken: Quick Dinner Your Family Will Love
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 8 min
- Total
- 18 min
- Serves
- 4
- Calories
- 434 kcal
- Carbs
- 13.00 g
Ingredients
- 4 piecessmall boneless skinless chicken breasts (or chicken cutlets)
- ¼ cupflour
- 1 tablespoonItalian seasoning
- ½ tablespoonsalt
- 2 largeeggs (whisked)
- ½ cupPanko breadcrumbs
- ½ cupParmesan cheese (finely shredded)
- ⅓ cupolive oil
- 4 pieceslemon wedges (for garnish)
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the chicken breast into cutlets if it is not already. Place the chicken on a cutting board and cover it with plastic wrap. Use a mallet to pound the meat to an even ¼-inch thickness.
- 2
Arrange three shallow dishes in an assembly line with flour, Italian seasoning, and salt in one, eggs in the second, and breadcrumbs mixed with Parmesan in the last.
- 3
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- 4
Dredge one cutlet in the flour mixture, dip in egg, and then press in breadcrumbs and cheese. Flip to coat both sides.
- 5
Cook cutlets in the skillet two at a time for 2 to 3 minutes per side until golden brown. The internal temperature should reach 165°F.
- 6
Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts and garnish with lemon wedges before serving warm.