Recipe: Perfect Crispy Chicken Parmesan

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If you love a crispy crumb coating vs a soggy crumb, look no further! The best you will ever make! Beat egg in a shallow bowl. You can cook Crispy Chicken Parmesan using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Crispy Chicken Parmesan

You need 2 of boneless skinless chicken breasts.
It's 8 oz. of fresh mozzarella (8 slices).
You need 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
Prepare 1/2 tsp. of onion powder.
Prepare of Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.
It's 1 cup of flour.
You need 2 of large eggs.
You need 1 cup of seasoned bread crumbs.
It's of Vegtable oil for frying.
You need 2 cups of marinara sauce.

In another shallow bowl, combine Parmesan cheese and cracker crumbs. Dip chicken in egg, then coat with the crumb mixture. Place the fried chicken breasts in a baking dish. If they don't fit side by side, gently overlap them.

Crispy Chicken Parmesan instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Slice chicken breasts in half horizontally to make 4 thin slices. Season both sides with onion powder, salt and pepper..
Place flour, eggs and bread crumbs in seperate bowls. Season each with salt and pepper. Dip chicken in the flour then egg then bread crumbs to coat completely..
Fill a large cast iron skillet with about 1/4 inch vegetable oil. Heat over medium heat until it just begins to smoke..
Work in batches add chicken cutlets and fry. Flipping once until golden brown. Using tongs transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Repeat with remaining cutlets..
Arrange fried chicken in a small rectangular baking dish overlapping slightly. Pour marinara over chicken then top with mozzarella and parmesan..
Bake chicken until cheese is browned and bubbling about 15-20 minutes..

Pour the marinara over the chicken. Top with mozzarella slices and Parmesan. The secret to ultra crispy chicken parmesan lies in the breading. Anytime you are frying chicken, here is the order of events: marinate chicken in buttermilk/egg mixture, dip in seasoned flour and cornstarch, then egg mixture again, then breadcrumbs. Chicken Parmesan is one of my all time favorite dishes.