Best 6 Breaded Chicken Breasts Recipes

BREADED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, whisk eggs with teaspoon salt; let stand 5 minutes. In another shallow dish, season flour with 1/4 teaspoon salt. In a third shallow dish, season breadcrumbs with 1 teaspoon salt.
• In a large cast-iron skillet or other heavy deep skillet, heat oil over medium. Meanwhile, pat chicken dry with paper towels. Coat in flour, shaking off excess, then dip in egg (letting excess drip off). Dredge in breadcrumbs, turning twice and patting to adhere.
• Increase heat to medium-high. Working in batches, add chicken to skillet; cook, gently shaking skillet occasionally, until chicken is browned, about 4 minutes. Turn with tongs; cook until browned and opaque throughout, 2 to 3 minutes more (if browning too quickly, lower heat). Between batches, skim off brown crumbs from oil with a slotted spoon. Drain chicken on paper towels; season with salt.

BREADED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt and pepper. In another bowl, combine the butter, lemon juice and garlic. Dip chicken in butter mixture, then roll in crumbs., Roll-up chicken jelly-roll style; place seam side down in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Drizzle with any remaining butter mixture; sprinkle with paprika. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35 minutes or until juices run clear.

PECAN BREADED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• On waxed paper, combine pecans, flour, and salt.
• Brush chicken breasts all over with maple syrup. Coat chicken breasts completely with nut mixture.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter and stir in the vegetable oil. Add chicken, and cook for 12 to 15 minutes until chicken is browned on all sides and tender.

BREADED LEMON-GARLIC CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Butter an 11 x 7-inch or a 9-inch baking pan baking dish (if doubling the recipe to make 12 breasts, use a 13 x 9-inch pan.
• In a bowl, combine the dry breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, parsley, salt and pepper.
• In another bowl combine the melted butter/garlic mixture and lemon juice; whisk well to combine (if you run out of butter when dipping the breasts, which has happened to me many times, just melt about another 1/4 cup butter and add in about 1 tablespoon more of lemon juice in the microwave.
• Dip chicken in butter mixture, then roll in crumbs (patting down the crumbs into the chicken breasts).
• Roll-up chicken jelly-roll style; place seam side down in a greased baking dish drizzle with any remaining butter mixture; sprinkle with paprika if desired.
• Place a slice of cheese on top the last 10 minutes of baking if desired.
• Bake uncovered for 35-45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked though (baking time will vary depending on how thin you pounded the chicken).

BREADED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PARMESAN CHEESE

Steps:

• Cut away and discard any white membranes or traces of fat from the breast halves. Sprinkle each with salt and pepper.
• Put the flour in a shallow dish. Dip the breasts in the flour. Coat well, and shake off excess.
• Combine the egg with water, salt and pepper in another shallow dish, and beat to blend.
• Combine the bread crumbs with Parmesan cheese in a third dish, and blend.
• Dip the breast halves in the egg mixture, coating thoroughly. Drain off excess. Dip the pieces in the bread-crumb mixture, also coating thoroughly. Pat the pieces lightly with the flat side of a large knife to make the crumbs adhere.
• Heat the oil, preferably in a nonstick skillet, and add the breasts. Cook over moderately high heat until golden brown on one side, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn and cook 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown on the second side.
• Transfer the chicken to a warm platter; pour the fat from the skillet.
• Add the butter to the skillet, and cook until bubbling. Add the tarragon and lemon juice; blend. Pour the sauce over the chicken, and serve immediately.

BREADED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees farenheit (200 degrees celcius).
• Dredge chicken with flour. Dip into beaten eggs. Coat with breadcrumbs.
• Heat oil in frying pan. When it reaches medium-high heat, add chicken breasts and cook 4 minutes.
• Flip chicken breasts over and cook an additional 4 minutes.
• Place chicken in ovenproof dish and cook 5 minutes in pre-heated oven.
• Remove chicken from oven and cover each breast with a slice of cheese.
• Return chicken to oven and bake 5 more minutes.
• Season tomato sauce if necessary and serve with chicken.