Chicken Cutlets

Easy comfort food. Just the thing to for a semi fast weekday dinner. I usually eat my cutlets with a side salad. But you can easily serve them with pasta or rice. 

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Chicken Cutlets Printable Recipe

2 lbs. Chicken Breast

1 Cup All Purpose Flour

Kosher Salt

Freshly Ground Black Pepper

2 Tsp. Garlic Powder

2 Tsp. Onion powder

1 Tbsp. Italian Seasoning

1 Tsp. Red Pepper Flakes

3 Eggs

2 1/2 Cup Panko Breadcrumbs

1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese (Pecorino-Romano works well here too)

Vegetable Oil, for frying

Lemon Wedges, for serving

Cut the chicken breasts in half lengthwise and using a meat mallet pound them until about 1/4 inch thick.

Set up your breading stations by: mixing the flour, 1 Tbsp. Kosher salt, 1 Tsp. Garlic powder, 1 Tsp. Onion powder, 1/2 Tsp. freshly ground black pepper, 1/2 Tsp. red pepper flakes, 1 Tsp. Italian seasoning and mix in a shallow dish until well combined.

Beat the eggs with 1 Tbsp. water in a second shallow dish and add a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper, mix until well combined.

In a third shallow dish mix together the panko breadcrumbs, 2 tsp. Italian seasoning, 1 Tsp. onion powder, 1 tsp. garlic powder, 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes and stir until well combined. 

Dredge one piece of chicken in the flour mixture, make sure to coat it evenly and shake off an excess flour. The dredge it into the egg mixture and allow any excess to drip off. Then press the chicken into the breadcrumb mixture making sure to pack the crumbs into each crevice. Transfer the breaded chicken to a separate plate and continue dredging the remaining chicken using the same process.

Once all of the chicken has been dredged. Using a large skillet over medium heat, add in enough oil to come up about 1 inch up the skillet.

Fry your chicken in batches and cook until each side is golden brown, 4-5 minutes per side.

Place your cooked chicken over a wire rack and keep warm in a 200 degrees Fahrenheit oven. Continue cooking the remaining chicken.

Once you are done frying sprinkle each cutlet lightly with salt and serve with lemon slices on the side.

Enjoy, :)

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