Think about a large rooster nugget that each grown-ups and children can’t get sufficient of. Nicely, our crispy parmesan rooster cutlets are simply that – a giant, crunchy, scrumptious nugget that each grown-ups and children will devour. We’ve acquired the right mix of garlic, parmesan, and Italian seasoning. You’ll love how shortly they arrive collectively – simply 20 minutes to prep and one other 20 to cook dinner. It’s like the simplest, most scrumptious dinner answer ever.
Serve these cutlets up with our Secret Ingredient Macaroni and Cheese or Traditional Coleslaw.
Why Our Recipe
- Like a large rooster nugget that each grown-ups and children get pleasure from.
- Easy seasonings that carry taste with garlic, parmesan, and Italian seasoning.
- 20 minutes to prep, and 20 minutes to cook dinner for a straightforward dinner.


Be at liberty to get pleasure from this recipe as is, or go Italian-inspired and pour a little bit of selfmade marinara on prime. We additionally love the thought of cranking up the warmth and including pink pepper flakes to the breading. Irrespective of the way you resolve to serve yours, it’s extremely unlikely you’ll find yourself with leftovers! Everybody in our home can’t get sufficient of this pan-fried rooster goodness.
Ingredient Notes


- Hen Cutlets: cutlets are rooster breasts which have already been lower in half, however it’s also possible to use rooster breasts and slice them in half lengthwise.
- Seasonings: offers the rooster extra taste.
- Breading substances: observe our directions within the recipe card and also you’ll get completely breaded rooster each time! Nevertheless, in the event you discover that the breading nonetheless isn’t sticking, you’ll be able to strive placing the breaded rooster cutlets within the fridge for about half-hour to sit back. This helps the breading solidify a bit extra.
- Lemon: elective, however it does add a pleasant citrus taste.
All About These Hen Cutlets
You could find packages of rooster labeled as “rooster cutlets” on the retailer, but when not, no worries as a result of you’ll be able to all the time slice your personal. You by no means know once they mark up the value for one thing like that. It would even be cheaper!
Slice a boneless, skinless rooster breast in half lengthwise to create two skinny items. For even thinner cutlets, place the slices between plastic wrap and gently pound them with a meat mallet till they’re 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. In the event you don’t have a meat mallet, a rolling pin will do. How skinny you go is a matter of non-public choice. Simply know that


All About That Dredging
Dredging is a straightforward cooking method the place you coat your moist meat in a dry ingredient like flour earlier than cooking. On this case, we go from moist meat to dry flour, then again to moist with eggs, and at last coating in bread crumbs which makes this a double dredging.
This course of works finest in the event you arrange a dredging station the place all of the objects to coat are lined up and able to go. I like to make use of pie plates or cake pans as a result of they’re good and broad, making it tremendous simple to coat the rooster. You’ll want three shallow dishes: one for flour, one for the egg combination, and one for the breadcrumb combination.


Dredging Ideas
Hold One Hand Dry: Use one hand for dry substances (flour and breadcrumbs) and the opposite for moist substances (egg combination). This retains issues much less messy.
Coat Evenly: Make sure that every bit of rooster is evenly coated at every stage. Shake off any extra flour and let extra egg drip off earlier than shifting to the breadcrumbs.
Press the Breadcrumbs: Gently press the breadcrumbs onto the rooster to make sure they stick properly and create a pleasant, even coating.


Storage and Reheating Directions
Refrigerate any leftovers in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3-4 days.
Freeze by making ready the rooster cutlet recipe as instructed and permit the items to chill utterly. Then, place them on a baking sheet and pop them within the freezer for a couple of hours. As soon as they’re frozen, take away the baking sheet out of your freezer and wrap every individually. Place them inside a plastic bag or container, then place them again within the freezer the place they may maintain for 3-4 months.
Reheat within the microwave in 30-second increments till they’re utterly warmed by. It shouldn’t take longer than 2 minutes.
Reheat within the oven by warming in your oven at 450 levels F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spritz rooster with oil and bake for 10-Quarter-hour.
Extra fried cutlet goodness…
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