Baked Parmesan Chicken

Baked chicken with a Parmesan cheese breading.

The Details:

4 to 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 egg
milk

Combine bread crumbs, cheese, and seasoning. Beat egg and add a splash of milk. Dip chicken breasts in egg, and then in bread crumb mixture in coat. Place chicken in 13x9 inch pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes until chicken is done.

I cut my chicken breasts in half before coating them because I had extra people over and wanted to be able to give some to everyone. I personally don't like the Italian seasoning, and will probably just use some garlic and parsley next time, but everyone else loved it. Of course, they also said it reminded them of sausage, so go figure. 

Happy Cooking!

Fried Chicken Tenders

Ok, these are very similar to the chicken tenders I made here, but with some differences. I deep fried them instead on pay-frying, and used straight flour instead of bread crumbs.

The Details:

6 to 8 chicken tenders

2 eggs

milk

1 cup flour

salt and pepper to taste

Heat deep fryer to 350 degrees. Beat eggs in bowl. Whisk in a splash or two of milk. Place four and salt and pepper in plastic bag. Coat chicken in flour, dunk in egg, and then coat in flour again. Fry in hot oil until chicken reaches 180 degrees, approximately 7 to 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

The deep fryer really does make a lot of difference here. It just makes it so much more crispy and juicy.

Happy Cooking!

Breaded Chicken Tenders

These are simply chicken tenders rolled in bread crumbs and fried.  Not too hard, but very tasty.

The Details:

Place 1 cup flour in bowl Beat 2 eggs in separate bowl. Mix together 1 cup bread crumbs, salt and pepper to taste and place in separate bowl. Coat each chicken tender in flour, dip in egg, and coat in bread crumbs. Place chicken on heated oil in skillet and fry tenders approximately 7 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.

You can also cook these in a deep fryer, just reduce total cooking time to about 7 minutes. You can also add garlic or your own choice of seasoning to bread crumbs. I like to make my own bread crumbs by taking day old bread, or toasting a few slices, and throwing them in the blender for a few seconds to get nice small crumbs.

Happy Cooking!