Chicken Escalopes Recipe - Crispy Fried Chicken

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is more affordable while still suitable for frying.

Cut chicken breasts down the center to open them up.

Season chicken with salt, black pepper, dried chili, turmeric, dried oregano, dried basil, garlic powder, and onion powder.

Cover chicken with plastic wrap and pound it down to an even thickness using a meat mallet.

In a bowl, mix breadcrumbs and a small amount of flour, along with the same spices used on the chicken.

Press the breadcrumb mixture into the chicken breasts to coat them thoroughly.

Heat about 1 centimeter of olive oil in a skillet until very hot.

Test the oil temperature with a piece of chicken to ensure it's ready for frying.

Carefully add the coated chicken to the skillet and cook for about 3 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Remove the chicken from the skillet and drain on paper towels.

Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice before serving.

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