Description
Delight your taste buds with these crispy and flavorful Easy Chicken Cutlets. Perfectly seasoned and fried to golden perfection, these cutlets are a sure crowd-pleaser for any meal.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Chicken Cutlets:
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (pounded to ½-inch thickness)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup Italian-style breadcrumbs
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ cup olive oil (for frying)
For Serving:
- lemon wedges
- chopped parsley
Instructions
- Prepare the Chicken Cutlets: Pound chicken breasts to ½-inch thickness. Set up 3 shallow dishes for dredging: one with flour, one with beaten eggs and water, and one with breadcrumbs, Parmesan, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Dredge the Chicken: Coat each chicken breast in flour, then egg wash, and finally breadcrumb mixture, pressing gently to adhere.
- Fry the Cutlets: Heat olive oil in a skillet. Cook cutlets in batches for 3–4 minutes per side until golden and cooked through.
- Serve: Drain on paper towels and serve hot with lemon wedges and parsley.
Notes
- To save time, use thin-sliced chicken breast cutlets.
- These cutlets are versatile and great over salad, pasta, or in a sandwich.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cutlet
- Calories: 460
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 38 g
- Cholesterol: 125 mg
