Eileen's Chicken Breast Parmesan

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 273.8
  • Total Fat: 16.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 91.4 mg
  • Sodium: 318.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 7.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
  • Protein: 23.8 g

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Introduction

Chicken breast breaded with Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs, then sauteed in butter and olive oil with garlic. Chicken breast breaded with Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs, then sauteed in butter and olive oil with garlic.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    12 oz chicken (about 2 medium size breasts, boneless)
    1/3 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
    1/6 cup grated Parmesan cheese
    1 egg beaten (you will only use about half of it)
    2 Tbsp butter
    2 Tbsp olive oil
    3 cloves garlic

Directions

1. Cut the chicken breast into pieces and flatten to 0.5 inch.
2. Beat the egg and place in a shallow bowl.
3. Mix the cheese and bread crumbs and put on a plate
4. Dip each piece into the beaten egg, then into the breadcrumb-cheese mixture.
8. Let the chicken pieces rest for 5 minutes.
9. Heat the butter and olive oil in a frying pan over medium high heat.
10. Add the garlic and cook until slightly golden.
11. Set garlic aside or leave it in the pan while you cook the chicken for extra flavor (if it starts to get too brown, remove it).
12. Add the chicken to the hot pan. Do not crowd the pieces.
You will need to do these in two batches.
13. Brown on one side (about 5 minutes) then turn over and brown on the other side (5 minutes).
14. DO NOT OVERCOOK.
15. Serve with rice or roast potatoes.



Serving Size: Makes 4 three ounce servings