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🍽️ Crispy Breaded Chicken Breast

490 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 80 g flour
• 100 g breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs
• 4 chicken breast fillets (about 140 g each)
• salt
• Pepper (from the mill)
• Plant-based oil (for frying)
• lemon juice (for drizzling)

Instructions

1. 1. Fill a shallow plate with flour.
2. 2. Fill a second shallow plate with breadcrumbs.
3. 3. Whisk the eggs loosely in a third deep bowl with a fork.
4. 4. Rinse the chicken breast fillets under cold water.
5. 5. Pat the fillets completely dry with kitchen paper.
6. 6. Cut each fillet into 3 to 4 equal-sized pieces.
7. 7. Season the meat pieces with salt and pepper.
8. 8. First coat a piece of meat in the flour.
9. 9. Dip the floured piece into the beaten eggs.
10. 10. Coat the egg-covered piece in the breadcrumbs.
11. 11. Press the breadcrumbs on very gently so they stick.
12. 12. Gently shake off any excess breadcrumbs.
13. 13. Repeat the breading process for all meat pieces.
14. 14. Heat oil in a frying pan to a depth of about 1 cm.
15. 15. Fry the chicken pieces until golden brown over medium heat.
16. 16. This should take about 4 to 5 minutes.
17. 17. Turn the pieces once halfway through the cooking time.
18. 18. Let the finished pieces drain on kitchen paper.
19. 19. Arrange the chicken pieces on plates.
20. 20. Drizzle the dish with lemon juice if desired.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 490
• Protein: 55 g · Fett/Fat: 15 g · Carbs: 33 g