Lemon-Crusted Chicken Breast
Lemon-Crusted Chicken Breast
This easy and delicious baked chicken breast is perfect for topping a light and healthy salad; it has lots of lemon flavor and an irresistible crunch.
Servings
2
Ingredients
- ¼ cup flour
- salt
- cracked black pepper
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cup breadcrumbs
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped
- ¼ cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
- 2 chicken breasts
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix the flour, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl and set it aside.
- Whisk the egg in a separate medium bowl until lightly beaten and then set it aside as well.
- Combine the breadcrumbs, lemon zest, thyme leaves, and grated cheese in a third medium bowl and set it aside.
- Pound your chicken until it is a uniform thickness. Then, dredge the chicken in the flour, shaking off the excess. Dip the flour-coated chicken into the egg, shaking off any excess and then cover the chicken in the breadcrumb mixture. Try to cover the entire chicken breast in the breadcrumb mixture.
- Bake the chicken 15-20 minutes in the oven, until a thermometer inserted into the center of the breast registers 165 degrees F.