
Ingredients:
- One pound chicken breast (pounded thin)
- 1/2 lb fontina cheese
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups red sauce (see recipe in blog)
- Flour mixture (see below)
- 1.5 cups italian breadcrumbs
- Canola oil
Flour Mixture:
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp parsley
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Pound chicken thin with meat mallet
- Salt chicken and air dry on rack in fridge for an hour. This helps the seasoning stick to the chicken better during frying.
- Separate eggs, flour mixture, and breadcrumbs into 3 separate bowls
- Dip chicken in egg wash, then flour, then egg wash a second time, then coat generously in breadcrumbs
- Pound chicken again to help bind seasoning on chicken, add more breadcrumbs if seasoning is sticking to meat mallet
- Put chicken back on rack and continue to dry in fridge for another 1-2 hours
- Heat canola oil in a skillet at medium heat
- Pan fry chicken for 2-3 minutes on each side until crispy brown
- Add chicken to glass tray, top with parmesan and fontina cheese and bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes
- Top with red sauce and serve.