Parmesan Chicken
Another Thursday installment of the Barefoot Bloggers, and this Thursday features Ina Garten’s Parmesan Chicken, a wonderful selection from Megan of My Baking Adventures. Chicken pounded thin, coated in a traditional breading of flour, eggs, and breadcrumbs/Parmesan, and then sauteed in a combination of olive oil and butter – this is a classic dish that Ina has managed to perfect. Served over a bed of greens, this is a wonderfully satisfying meal.
I have made the same type of chicken dish many times before, but this variation was by far the best. Perhaps due to cooking the chicken over a medium-low heat was the trick, as I usually cook this type of chicken over medium-high heat, but the resulting chicken was incredibly moist and cooked perfectly. I cheated a bit as I already had thin-sliced chicken breasts in the freezer, so I didn’t go through the pounding step this recipe calls for. I also don’t like lemon-flavored things (as many of you have seen me say here), so I skipped the lemon vinaigrette and served the chicken with a spinach salad. A great recipe, and likely the way I will cook my breaded chicken from now on!
If you’re interested in a healthier alternative to breaded chicken that is fried in butter and olive oil, check out my light version of chicken parmesan.
Parmesan Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 to 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) freshly ground black pepper
- 2 extra-large eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 ¼ cups (150 g) seasoned dry bread crumbs
- ½ cup (50 g) freshly grated Parmesan, plus extra for serving
- Unsalted butter
- Good olive oil
- Salad greens for 6, washed and spun dry
For the Lemon Vinaigrette:
- ¼ cup (61 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice, 2 lemons
- ½ cup (108 ml) good olive oil
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- 1. Pound the chicken breasts until they are 1/4-inch thick. You can use either a meat mallet or a rolling pin.
- 2. Combine the flour, salt, and pepper on a dinner plate. On a second plate, beat the eggs with 1 tablespoon of water. On a third plate, combine the bread crumbs and 1/2 cup grated Parmesan. Coat the chicken breasts on both sides with the flour mixture, then dip both sides into the egg mixture and dredge both sides in the bread-crumb mixture, pressing lightly.
- 3. Heat 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large saute pan and cook 2 or 3 chicken breasts on medium-low heat for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until cooked through. Add more butter and oil and cook the rest of the chicken breasts. Toss the salad greens with lemon vinaigrette. Place a mound of salad on each hot chicken breast. Serve with extra grated Parmesan.
- 4. To make the Lemon Vinaigrette: In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
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I cannot believe how fantastic this chicken turned out. I have a ‘knack’ for over cooking and killing chicken recipes. It was moist, flavorful, and cooked to perfection using your direction of 2-3 minutes per side on med-low.
Cannot thank you enough for a great recipe.
I just tried this recipe and loved it! I’m studying abroad in Italy, and all we have for an oven is a tiny toaster oven… It makes it hard to find recipes to make for 7 girls. This recipe was perfect and simple for me to make. Thanks for sharing!
Amy
thanks. That was great. My boyfriend was very pleased :)
I agree, I’m only cooking my breaded chicken like this from now on! It was really moist and tender, and couldn’t have been easier.
Yours looks beautiful. I bet the spinach was fantastic with the chicken.
I love your picture, it looks like it’s snowing Parmesan! :)
Your chicken is perfectly cooked in my opinon. I love how brown it is on the outside. The greens make it ultra gorgeous.
Great job! It looks so delicious! I wish mine would have looked that tasty!
mmmmm, i love chicken parm – it looks great!
Looks absolutely delicious! Great with spinach salad.
This is beautiful – and looks lovely with the spinach salad. Next time I think I will try thin sliced chicken breasts instead of the pounding – what a great “cheat”.
This looks really good!
Looks great – especially with the parmesan grated on top!
I love parmesan chicken. Sometimes simple flavours are just the best.
I love parmesean chicken!
ooh, I bet it was delish with a spinach salad! Good choice!
It looks wonderful! Makes me want to make it again as soon as possible!
Wow, this looks absolutely incredible! I must try this, soon.