One of my family’s favorite entrees is a dish they fondly refer to as “Chicken Fried Chicken”. I prefer to refer to this as “Crusted Parmesan Chicken”.
Crusted Parmesan Chicken is transformed when topped off with a delicious marinara sauce or a lemon-caper sauce. It is also tasty standing alone.
Here is the recipe for this savory family favorite.
Crusted Parmesan Chicken
5 pounds skinless, boneless, trimmed breast halves
1 1/2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs ( I usually work with Progresso Brand)
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, very finely grated
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1 teaspoon ground pepper
5 eggs
2 cups milk
1/2 cup olive oil ( add additional oil if needed when sauteing the chicken)
Flatten the chicken breasts with a kitchen mallet to about 1/2 inch thick.
In a medium mixing bowl whip the eggs, milk, garlic, and pepper until thoroughly combined. Mix the bread crumbs and the Parmesan cheese together on a large plate or shallow baking dish. Meanwhile, heat the oil on medium in a skillet.
Dip each chicken breast in the egg-milk mixture and then dredge the breast in the bread crumb-cheese combination. Repeat the process so that the chicken breast has two coatings of the milk mixture and the bread crumbs. Place the breaded chicken breast in the heated olive oil and saute until both sides of the breast are light golden brown. Repeat with all of the breasts. You should be able to work with 4 or 5 chicken breasts at one time, depending on the size of your skillet.
Do not over-brown the chicken breasts. Traditionally, sauteing is a process in which the chicken would be completely cooked in your skillet. However, you will bake the chicken in the oven after you saute the breasts. Thus, you only need to brown the chicken, not completely cook it.
After each breast is sauteed, place them on a baking sheet. Once all of the chicken is sauteed, place the baking sheet in the oven on 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes.
Serve with a garnish of lemon or parsley. Serves 10-12.
“One can say everything best over a meal.” – George Eliot
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Yum.. pass my workout shoes.. Just kidding. I’m such a lazy cook compared to you.
Last night I had the kids pick up a big package of ground beef, and we fried it up. Then it was: everything that’s a leftover with a little meat in it. (GAH…)
The cow escaped while I took 3/5 of the kids to triathalon practice, and Will and the kids were here for the action. The cop got him back into the field. I guess it’s something the county cops need to be able to do–round up stray cattle. LOL We have 17 cows living in the field behind us. Life is sooooooo not boring.
Yes, I’m a lazy cook over here, too. HOW does a mom of nine find time to make such fabulous food all the time??? Someday you should post a recipe AND all the details for how you fit cooking it into your homeschooling/housework/laundry schedule. I’m so in awe!