Picnic Chicken is delicious, bread chicken fillets with great flavor, and a family favorite.
We don’t “fry” foods around here very often, so we feel like we can splurge on something like this once in a while. All things in moderation.
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Picnic Chicken is great on the table, and great the next day in a sandwich too…assuming you have any leftovers.
In a flat dish, combine Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, parsley, oregano, garlic powder, salt…
and black pepper.
then combine and set aside.
In another small dish, beat egg & water until frothy.
Set aside.
Now take a chicken breast, put it in a gallon size zip-lock bag, and pound it thin. It should be evenly about 1/2 inch thick.
Cut each chicken breast in half.
In a large skillet, add enough oil to coat the bottom, and heat.
Now arrange your dishes…Dredge the chicken in the egg wash…
and then the coating…
Brown the chicken on each side until golden, and the chicken is cooked through, about 3-4 minutes per side.
Serve and enjoy!
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Picnic Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- 2/3 c Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 c fresh bread crumbs
- 1 Tb parsley
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 egg
- 2 Tb water
- extra virgin olive oil, or other cooking oil
Instructions
- In a flat dish, combine cheese, bread crumbs, parsley, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir, and set aside.
- In another small dish, beat egg & water until frothy. Set aside.
- Now take a chicken breast, put it in a gallon size zip-lock bag, and pound it thin. It should be evenly about 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut each chicken breast in half. In a large skillet, add enough oil to coat the bottom, and heat.
- Now arrange your dishes.
- Dredge the chicken in the egg wash, and then the coating.
- Brown the chicken on each side until golden, and the chicken is cooked through, about 3-4 minutes per side.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
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