Description
Parmesan crusted chicken with creamy garlic sauce is a comforting dish featuring crispy golden chicken cutlets served with a rich garlic cream sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 thin chicken cutlets
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley or thyme for garnish
Instructions
- Season chicken cutlets with salt and pepper
- Dredge chicken in flour
- Dip chicken into beaten eggs
- Coat chicken with breadcrumb and Parmesan mixture
- Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat
- Cook chicken 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden and crisp
- Remove chicken from skillet and set aside
- Melt butter in the same skillet
- Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant
- Pour in chicken broth and heavy cream
- Stir in Parmesan cheese and simmer until sauce thickens
- Season sauce with salt and pepper
- Return chicken to skillet and spoon sauce over
- Garnish with parsley or thyme and serve
Notes
- Add spinach or mushrooms to the sauce for extra flavor
- Swap Parmesan for Asiago or Pecorino cheese
- Add chili flakes for a mild spicy flavor
- Use almond flour instead of breadcrumbs for gluten free version
- Use tofu cutlets and cashew cream sauce for a vegan adaptation
- Rest chicken briefly before adding sauce to keep crust crisp
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pan-Fry
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 165 mg