Italian Lemon Chicken
- 1/2 pounds Chicken Cutlets
- 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Oregano, Divided
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Salt, Divided
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Pepper, Divided
- 1/2 teaspoons Basil
- 1/2 teaspoons Parsley
- 1 whole Egg
- 1 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
- 1 Tablespoon Oil
- 5 whole Lemon Wedges, To Serve
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Put the chicken into a bowl and add the lemon juice, 1 teaspoon each of oregano, salt, and pepper, and the basil and parsley.
- Mix to combine and set aside for 30 minutes.
- Set up a dredging station with 2 bowls.
- Crack egg into one bowl and lightly beat it.
- Into the second bowl, add the breadcrumbs, remaining salt, pepper and oregano, and the lemon zest.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium high heat.
- Dip chicken into the egg to coat then hold it over the bowl and allow excess to drip off.
- Then dip into breadcrumbs to coat.
- Use a wet hand for dipping into the egg, and a dry hand for dipping into the breadcrumbs.
- Place chicken on a sheet of parchment paper in a plate or cookie sheet until finished dredging them all.
- Add the chicken strips into the pan in a single layer (dont crowd the pan) and cook chicken for 3 minutes on each side to set the breadcrumb coating.
- Place the chicken cooked chicken onto a greased cookie sheet and repeat frying the rest.
- Then put the sheet into the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside.
- Serve with lemon wedges, which you can lightly squeeze over chicken.
chicken cutlets, lemon juice, oregano, salt, pepper, basil, parsley, egg, breadcrumbs, lemon zest, oil, lemon wedges
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/italian-lemon-chicken/ (may not work)