PAN SEARED PARMESAN CRUSTED CHICKEN

PAN SEARED PARMESAN CRUSTED CHICKEN

Ingredients

1. 1 cup Parmesan cheese (grated or shredded)
2. 1/2 cup bread crumbs
3. 1/4 cup flour
4. 1 egg
5. 1 tsp garlic powder
6. ½ tsp salt
7. 1/4 tsp black pepper
8. 2 tsp Italian Seasoning
9. 1 lb chicken breasts thin (4 pieces)
10. 2 tbsp butter
11. 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

1. PARMESAN MIXTURE: In a shallow dish mix Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and flour. Set aside.
2. EGG MIXTURE: Add egg, garlic powder, salt, pepper and Italian Seasoning into another dish or a bowl and whisk them until mixed. Set aside.
3. MAKE SURE TO USE THIN CHICKEN BREASTS: If your chicken breasts are not thin, butterfly them by cutting in half horizontally. The thinner the chicken breasts the better.
4. DREDGING THE CHICKEN: Dredge each chicken piece in egg mixture first, then place in parmesan mixture, press. Turn to coat the other side of the chicken with parmesan mixtureand press again. Repeat with remaining chicken pieces and set them aside on a plate.
5. MELT butter and ADD olive oil on medium high heat in a skillet (stainless steel, cast iron skillet or non-stick).
6. PLACE CHICKEN in skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes one one side. DO NOT MOVE chicken otherwise the cheese will slide off surface before it adheres! Press down lightly with a spatula.
7. TURN WITH TONGS when the first side is golden brown and cook the other side for 3 to 4 minutes. Do not cook for more than a total of 6-8 minutes – just set the timer and flip when it beeps.
8. CHECK FOR DONENESS to make sure the chicken is fully cooked and not pink. If not, lower the heat and cook for a couple more minutes. 
9. SERVE immediately.