How to give flavor to a plain slice of chicken breast? Do like me: prepare a very fine chop of aromatics such as rosemary, sage, bay leaf, garlic and add it to your usual breading. If you also add Parmesan, Pecorino or other flavorful cheeses you have left in the fridge, you’ll get a really good taste like my Herb-baked chicken cutlets.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very inexpensive
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Cooking time: 25 Minutes
- Portions: 3 People
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 355.51 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 14.40 (g) of which sugars 1.24 (g)
- Proteins 40.66 (g)
- Fat 15.21 (g) of which saturated 5.43 (g)of which unsaturated 3.07 (g)
- Fibers 0.90 (g)
- Sodium 1,104.92 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 230 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 3 slices chicken breast
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 2 leaves bay leaves
- 1 clove garlic
- A few leaves sage
- 1/2 tsp coarse salt
- 1 egg (medium)
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- 1/4 cup grated Pecorino (grated)
- 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 1/3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Tools
- Kitchen scale
- Meat tenderizer
- Cutting board
- Food chopper
- Plastic wrap
- Parchment paper
Steps
Wash the herbs well and dry them with kitchen paper. Remove the rosemary needles, remove the central vein from the bay leaves and put them in the food processor together with the sage leaves, the garlic clove (freed from its core) and the coarse salt. Chop everything very finely. Pour the breadcrumbs, the grated cheeses and the chopped herbs into a large plate and mix them together.
With a meat mallet flatten the chicken slices covered with plastic wrap. In a bowl beat the egg and pass the chicken slices through it. When well coated, cover them with the breadcrumb mixture pressing firmly so that everything sticks well.
Place the cutlets on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and drizzle a little oil over each one. Preheat the oven to 392°F. As soon as it’s ready, bake and cook 15 minutes on one side and then 10 on the other. In any case always check, you know how your oven cooks! The Herb-baked chicken cutlets are ready to be served accompanied by mixed salad.
Storage
Once breaded, the Herb-baked chicken cutlets can be frozen individually separated with parchment paper. To cook them, thaw and put them in a hot oven.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Can the Herb-baked chicken cutlets also be cooked in a frying pan?
Yes, pour a drizzle of oil into the pan and cook over low heat on both sides.
