Chicken Milanese

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 large eggs
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 mix bread crumbs and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese in a shallow bowl.
• 2 in another shallow bowl place the flour and rest of the cheese.
• 3 beat eggs with garlic and lemon zest in a third shallow dish.
• 4 pat chicken dry w/paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
• 5 one at a time, coat chicken w/cheese flour mixture, dip in egg and then dredge in bread crumbs.
• 6 heat 1/4 cup of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until just smoking.
• 7 fry 1/2 cutlets until deep golden brown and crisp.
• 8 drain on paper towel-lined place and transfer to oven to keep warm.
• 9 clean out pan, put rest of oil in and fry 1/2 half of chicken.
• 10 sprinkle cutlets with lemon juice.
• 11 serve.