Italian Chicken Cutlets Recipe
Chicken cutlets with Italian seasonings fried until golden brown and crispy!
Ingredients
- 1.5pound (450 grams) skinless chicken breast
- 1.5 cup Italian bread crumbs (homemade or store bought)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 garlic clove
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoon dry white wine
- salt and pepper to taste
- olive oil for frying (see notes)
Directions
- 1
Slice each chicken breast in two horizontally.
- 2
Using a meat mallet, pound between two sheets of plastic until thin.
- 3
Whisk together egg, white wine, crushed garlic, salt and pepper.
- 4
Add chicken breast turning each over to coat in egg mixture. Cover and place in the fridge for anything from 15 minutes to 3 hours to marinate.
- 5
When ready to fry the chicken, combine Italian breadcrumbs with parmesan cheese in a flat shallow plate or baking pan.
- 6
Lift chicken breast pieces out of the egg mixture one by one and lay onto bread crumbs. Turn chicken over in the bread crumbs and press to stick the crumbs.
- 7
Heat olive oil in a large frying pan until medium high. Shallow fry in hot oil until golden brown and cooked through.
- 8
Serve with a good squeeze of fresh lemon juice!