Parmesan Chicken with Lemon Butter Sauce
Tender Parmesan Chicken with rich lemon sauce is deliciously simple.
Servings: 4
Calories:
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs chicken breast
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 eggs
Parmesan Breading
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Lemon Sauce
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup lemon juice +/- just to your liking
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- ½-1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 3 garlic cloves minced
Instructions
- Clean and slice the chicken in half lengthwise (4 filets). Optional: Use a meat pounder to tenderize the each chicken to an even ⅓" thick.
- Mix flour, parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper in a shallow. Then whisk the eggs in a separate dish.
- Soak the chicken breast in the eggs and then coat them with the parmesan mixture on both sides (gently shake off excess) and transfer to a plate. Repeat steps with remaining chicken.
- Heat the skillet or non-stick pan to medium heat. Add olive oil and wait for 30-45 seconds or until hot. Fry the breaded chicken 3-4 minutes per-side or until crispy and golden. Reduce the heat if they are growing too fast (monitor for even cooking per side). Depending on the size of your pan, you may need to do this in 2 batches. Return all chicken to the skillet/pan. Turn down the heat to low.
- In a separate pan; add all the sauce ingredients together and whisk. Turn up the heat to medium and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken and let simmer for 2-3 minutes (flip and move/rotate the chicken for best results).