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Parmesan Encrusted Chicken

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This chicken is absolutely delicious and a favorite of my kids and clients. The parmesan cheese gives the crust a nice pungent flavor and helps to make it crispy. Make enough to freeze and enjoy later. I layer the breaded pieces between waxed paper to keep breading intact during thawing.

Ingredients

  • 1-½ pound Boness Chicken Breasts, Tenders, Or Thighs
  • 1 cup Plain Bread Crumbs
  • ¾ cups Parmesan Cheese
  • 2 whole Large Eggs, Beaten
  • 2 Tablespoons Water
  • 1 cup Flour
  • 2 pinches Salt Per Piece Of Chicken
  • 1 pinch Pepper Per Piece Of Chicken

Preparation

1) Preheat oven to 400F. Line a cookie sheet with Reynolds nonstick foil or coat regular foil with cooking spray.
2) You will need three containers for coating the chicken. Into the first, mix the bread crumbs and parmesan cheese, set aside.
3) Second, beat the eggs and water, set aside.
4) Third, the flour.
5) Trim your chicken of any excess fat. Season generously with salt and pepper.
6) In this order, coat the chicken: first in flour, then the egg mixture, and finally the bread crumbs. Be sure you have evenly coated each piece.
7) Drizzle a small amount of olive oil over the foil-lined sheet and place breaded chicken on the sheet. Lastly, drizzle a bit more oil over the chicken. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.

Note: if the chicken breasts are very large, you can slice them horizontally, carefully holding the top of the breast with your hand and slicing through the center. You must use a very sharp knife, and be careful. You now have “cutlets,” which will take less time to bake.

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mariabelen on 7.21.2010

My kids love breaded chicken, but I never added the cheese to the breadcrumbs. That is such a wonderful idea and will do it next time I make this dish for my family. Thanks for sharing.

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juststephanie on 1.11.2010

Excellent!! The entire family loved it. I have made variations of this before but this was the best. Thanks for sharing.

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piepie1969 on 1.7.2010

This recipe was very easy & delicious. My family loved it. Even my son, who is a picky eater ate it all. The chicken turned out moist & tasty. Thank you for sharing.

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Jackie L F on 3.19.2017

So I’m already to make this an discover what I thought was “bread crumbs” was really just breading… so I crushed some croutons … they were garlic/herb flavored WOW what an explosion of flavor!!
Excellent recipe!

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scarlett99 on 11.19.2012

So simple and so tasty! The chicken was moist.
I’ll be adding this to my recipe box.

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Kate W. on 11.2.2012

Enjoyed the crispiness of the chicken, as well as the tip for using foil/oil to keep it from sticking to the pan! I would be aware that if you use a block of parmesan and grate it, you will need a bit of extra salt. If you use the pre-grated parmesan, then the saltiness would be just right.

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lowcloud on 3.2.2012

Moist and flavorful, and super easy! This is one I’ll make again and again.

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elenagraziela on 11.30.2011

Great recipe — easy and so tasty! I doubled it, and used grated parmegiano reggiano and panko crumbs on boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Crazy good.

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