Crispy Chicken with Parmesan and Basil Coating

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recipe by Cormac Walsh

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    10mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    2
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    245

Basil pairs perfectly with chicken, and its fragrant freshness balances the saltiness of the parmesan beautifully. Use good kitchen tongs to transfer the chicken from the eggs to the breadcrumbs to avoid covering your hands in crumbs and make the clean-up easier.

recipe updated 14 Sep 2020

Ingredients

  • Parmesan cheese icon
    Parmesan cheese
    25 g
  • Fresh basil leaves icon
    Fresh basil leaves
    2 tablespoons
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • Chicken cutlet icon
    Chicken cutlet
    2
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    1 pinch
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    4 tablespoons
  • Breadcrumbs icon
    Breadcrumbs
    25 g
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Rocket icon
    Rocket
    12 g
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    2 wedges

Tools

  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Plate
  • kCook icon Frying pan
  • kCook icon Serving plate

Step preview

  1. Add chicken cutlet to a clean plate
  2. Season with salt & pepper
  3. Dust with plain flour each side
  4. Shake then set aside
  5. Add breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese and fresh basil leaves to a clean small bowl
  6. Add egg to a clean small bowl
  7. Dip chicken into eggs each side
  8. Transfer eggs to dry ingredients evenly
  9. Heat a clean frying pan
  10. Add olive oil to the frying pan
  11. Cook dry ingredients in frying pan evenly
  12. Transfer content of frying pan to 2 serving plates
  13. Add rocket and lemon to the serving plates
  14. Serve immediately
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