Italian Breaded Chicken Breasts

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup grated romano cheese or 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley (fresh is best but dried works in a pinch)
• 1/2 cup flour
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 egg
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 clean breasts of visible fat and tendons. pound each with the flat side of a mallet until evenly 1/4 inch thick. (you may want to cut large cutlets in half).
• 2 mix breadcrumbs in flat bowl with cheese and parsley.
• 3 mix flour in another flat bowl with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
• 4 beat egg and water in another flat bowl.
• 5 dredge each piece in flour, then egg, then dip in egg and coat with breadcrumbs. set on a piece of wax paper for 5 minutes to let breading adhere.
• 6 heat olive oil in pan over medium heat. add chicken cutlets and cook about 4 minute per side until nicely browned.