Chicken Tender Recipe

My husband comes from a big Italian family and every Sunday growing up his paternal grandmother would make a big Sunday dinner.  It was always some sort of pasta–normally Rigatoni’s, a meat sauce and a chicken dish.  When my husband and I started dating we would often go there for dinner and  I always loved when she made Chicken Cutlets.  One day I asked  for the recipe to make them myself, changing it up slightly to make them as chicken tenders.  This is the easy Chicken Tender Recipe that I use and when I make it I know that I will get no complaints and have no leftovers!

You can even double the recipe and freeze half so that  you have an easy freezer meal too!

Chicken Tender Recipe

• 1 cup flour
• 3 eggs beaten well
• 2 cups Italian bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 lb chicken
• Oil for frying
• coarse salt

Cut chicken into bite sized pieces. Mix Italian bread crumbs and parmesan cheese together. Dredge chicken in flour, then coat with egg and add to the bread crumb/cheese mixture.

Heat oil in large pan over med-high heat.  Once hot add chicken to pan and turn frequently until golden brown on all sides and fully cooked inside.

Place cooked chicken on a paper towel lined plate, sprinkle with salt and allow to cool slightly.

While it seems like this recipe has lot of steps it really is supper simple to make and I generally can have it prepped and on the table in around 45 minutes.  Add a vegetable and you have a perfect weeknight meal!  Yum!