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Served with Sage Butter sauce and sauteed asparagus

  


Parmesan Crusted Chicken

An excellent recipe for crusted chicken. A flavorful crust and a juicy interor....you can cut it with a fork. Try serving it with Sage-Butter Sauce and Roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary.

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Servings: 4 Servings
Total Time (median): 1 : 00 Active Time: 0 : 45

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Preparation

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Prepare the chicken by halving and then halving again lengthwise. (Whole chicken breast are a bit too big. Making smaller pieces ensures that the coating will not burn before the chicken is cooked through.) Pound to about 1/2 inch thick. Blend the egg whites, cornstarch, and lemon juice with a fork in a wide, shallow dish; set aside. Combine the bread crumbs, parmesan, parsley, salt, pepper, and zest in a second wide, shallow dish.

To crust the chicken breasts, dip each in the egg white mixture and then roll in the bread crumbs. Then transfer the chicken to a rack set over a baking sheet. Air-dry the chicken for 20-30 minutes to help set the crumbs.

To cook, first saute the chicken on the stove in an ovenproof skillet. As you put the chicken in the pan, lay it towards you. This way each piece will rest on top of any crumbs that fall off. Saute until the chicken is golden and crisp on one side, then carefully flip the pieces over. Cook until golden. Finally, transfer the whole pan to a 450 degree oven to finish. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes in the oven. If you are serving this with Sage-Butter Sauce and Roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary, begin roasting the potatoes while the chicken is air drying on the rack, then prepare the sauce and keep it warm in a warm water bath. It will hold just fine for at least an hour.

For the Sauce - saute the shallots in butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until soft, 2 - 3 minutes. Add the wine, cream, broth and lemon juice. Simmer until reduced by half, 8 - 10 minutes. Whisk in butter, 1 Tbl at a time, stirring constantly. Do not add more butter until previous addition has melted completely. Finish sauce with sage and seasonings. Keep warm in a warm water bath until ready to serve. The Roasted Potato recipe is listed seperately.


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Very good on cold fall day

PhfoodPhfood : posted from mobile device : 0:45 total time : 0:25 active time :  3d 22h 37min ago


This was great! No need to double the sauce recipe. You will have plenty of sauce if you cook more chicken than the recipe calls for.

cmueller555cmueller555 :  :  1w 2d ago


My family loved this. They said it was better than shake n bake.

dmcdowell33dmcdowell33 :  :  4w 3d ago


I enjoyed the crust on the chicken; it kept the meat moist. However, I felt bad wasting all the sauce. The sauce recipe makes way too much.

brettnleosmombrettnleosmom : : 0:50 active time :  6w 2d ago


It tasted great! This recipe would work great with fish with the citrus.

Mikaela1969Mikaela1969 :  :  6w 4d ago


excellent recipe

xaxaboxaxabo :  :  8w ago


I made this before i saw this recipe - with fewer ingredients. I used it for psrt of my coursework at college and served it to members of the public in the resteraunt. It received rave reviews! Will definately try it again

pictishbiffpictishbiff : : 0:35 total time :  9w ago


very good....

teremosekateremoseka :  :  9w 3d ago


Fabulous tasting crust and the sage-butter sauce was a great complement! Served with roasted potatoes and asparagus. Not a bite was left!

BOILERMOMBOILERMOM : : 0:35 active time :  9w 3d ago


If made properly, this is delicious! Always a hit with company. Also makes a great plate presentation. I, too, got the recipe from Cuisine At Home magazine several years ago. It is very important that the crumbs are homemade using a course, rustic style bread (the original recipe calls for this). The first time I made this, I ran out of the homemade crumbs, and used regular plain breadcrumbs, which I then seasoned, for the last two pieces of chicken. No comparison! Making your own crumbs is worth the extra time and effort!

lboorumlboorum :  :  13w 1d ago


our family tried this recipe and enjoyed the chicken with its crust. So, its a keeper for our family.We did the butter sauce wrong but it still turned out and smelled wonderful. I have never cooked with shallots before so that was a new experience for us.

cantusbirdcantusbird :  :  14w 4d ago


very good i will use this again

mom2manymom2many :  :  15w 3d ago


Concerning the instruction to lay pieces toward you, this is a Bad Idea. Many people tend to drop a piece as they are placing things in hot oil, because of heat or popping oil hits their hands, and a piece flopping toward you can splash hot oil on you or the hand holding the pan handle... better to place side to side or away, you can still cover any crumbs, and it won't splash YOU if you drop it!

drewtiger13 : comment :  16w ago


I have been making this exact recipe for years and love it! It was in the magazine "Cuisine at Home." Is that where you got it as well?

lydia258lydia258 : comment :  18w 2d ago


This was excellent!! I made twice as much as I needed and could have used double that. Woke up this morning and everyone was eating it for breakfast. I didn't have fresh parsley, so I used dry. I also used panko bread crumbs and ran it through the processor. Skipped the sauce and served it with a spicy marinara sauce. This will become a staple at my house.

thetitan99thetitan99 : : 0:30 total time : 0:45 active time :  20w 3d ago


I dietary terms this is a bomb

There is nothing new in this recipe simply in Argentina there is a chicken snitzel version called milanesa de pollo al ajo y perjil very similar if not identical minus one or two ingredients

You can keep or skip the sage (salvia) butter and roasted potatoes for another opportunity.

Enough cholesterol I should say

nb2009nb2009 :  :  26w 5d ago


It was delicious.

sjvbclsjvbcl :  :  28w 3d ago


This was great, even my fussy family members loved it!

menziesjamenziesja : : 0:45 active time :  28w 6d ago


Next time I'd do whole breasts instead of strips. With the cooking time given the strips were too dry. Otherwise it had excellent flavor.

ange1nchainsange1nchains :  :  35w 3d ago


This was amazing! A lot of lemon but it works perfectly with the chicken. Although my boyfriend and his father made it...and they got the chicken to thin, and other than that it couldn't have been any better!

AlexandraLSAlexandraLS :  :  39w 3d ago


we make a version of this regularly, it is one of the most requested menu items we do. it is very simple and the flavor is awsome!

hofmannsphofmannsp :  :  42w 3d ago


I just made this recipe last night and it was absolutely wonderful! It was easy to prepare and my wife loved it. I will definitely make this again!

apprec8apprec8 :  :  42w 3d ago


I am not sure how many portions you get from the original recipe. The chicken was perfect, the sauce was too liquid and I am not sure this is the right way.

On the other hand, there was a great quantity of bread crust leftover and also the egg add on to the bread crust. So I propably miss calculated the amounts.

mentecuerpomentecuerpo :  :  42w 4d ago


Made this for one as a test. Substituted cornbread crumbs and baked in a broiler pan. Excellent flavor with and without sauce. Succulently moist and extremely easy to prepare. I will be doing this in the future for dinner parties and family.

gacoastalguygacoastalguy :  :  42w 4d ago


the chicken looks ummmmmmmmmmmmmey

ryleehannahryleehannah : comment :  43w 5d ago


I was able to bread the chicken ahead of time and it worked out really well. It was a huge hit. I made the sauce per the recipe and it was a perfect amount for a party of 8!

cbrummercbrummer :  :  44w 4d ago


I had only panko breadcrumbs, which somehow came out FANTASTIC! Super kudos for the sage-butter sauce!

2201marigold2201marigold :  :  45w 3d ago


Great recipe. The chicken was very tender cooked this way. Next time I would be sure to use a non-stick skillet.

carnahaacarnahaa : : 1:00 total time : 0:20 active time :  45w 6d ago


make sure to use high quality parmesan cheese. grate it fine, then shred some. this helps with the coating and melting. do not over brown the parmesan! burnt parmesan is nasty. serve before it starts turning brown (any shade).

joelx3joelx3 :  :  46w 3d ago


the chicken was very good the sauce did not add to the taste but i might not have made it right over all very good.

jeepnutjeepnut : : 1:00 active time :  47w 1d ago


The crust on the chicken is very tasty. The lemon zest makes it very flavorful. Served it for guests who loved it as well. I did not use the sage butter sauce. Instead used a butter lemon sauce because I don't care for taste of sage.

lkfoxlkfox :  :  1y 4d ago


The whole meal was amazing. I recived many compliments for making it and it turned out to be a great first dish to make.

DarkflameDarkflame : : 0:45 total time : 1:05 active time :  1y 6d ago


It was tender and came out very flavorful, but I was unable to make the sauce(Didn't have everything) Instead I had a Tomato Basil sauce that worked just as well. I now remember why I didn't cook that much, the Prep and cleanup, more the clean up in this case, but despise my laziness, it was worth it.

Eric1071Eric1071 : : 2:20 total time : 1:45 active time :  1y 2w 1d ago


When I made this recipe I did not have enough croutons so I mixed half the amount of croutons with Italian bread crumbs. I also did grated parm cheese instead of shredded. It turned out really good.

emazzei5emazzei5 : : 0:40 total time : 0:20 active time :  1y 4w 4d ago


amberncncamberncnc : comment :  1y 4w 6d ago


This recipe is amazing. My family had it last night for dinner

vallllee@yahoo.comvallllee@yahoo.com : : 1:00 total time : 40:00 active time :  1y 7w 2d ago


Absolutely delicious. I have made it twice already for family and friends. It made more sauce than we needed, but the flavours are terrific

LuAnnCrossLuAnnCross :  :  1y 12w ago


This would be a grweat meal to cook when you have out of town guest coming to town.

chef4lifechef4life :  :  1y 13w ago


I used the chicken recipe and placed on top of White rice cooked with Cream of Mushroom soup and one additional can of mushrooms. I then surrounded the rice/chicken mound with green peas for color and taste.

GTFunderburgGTFunderburg : : 1:45 total time : 1:15 active time :  1y 13w 5d ago


I made this recipe last night for dinner and thought it was delicious! It does have a lot of butter though and I cut down the amount of butter in the sauce and still enjoyed it very much

hermionehermione : : 0:30 active time :  1y 15w 2d ago


good going.keep inovating new recepies

san_thesmartysan_thesmarty :  :  1y 19w 1d ago


Easy to make and the whole family loved it. Miracle

SmerlinskiSmerlinski :  :  1y 21w 6d ago


I love to eat so as long as something has a great taste, then it's good to me. I will be making this dish again.

Thanks

chinadlchinadl :  :  1y 22w 1d ago


Looks delicious, and simple (despite the plethora of ingredients ; )

meachamizermeachamizer : comment :  1y 22w 1d ago


I liked this recipe alot it tasted great. It really goes well when you have just eaten a chicken kiev before hand

hotmale@hotmailhotmale@hotmail : : 9:10 total time : 2:10 active time :  1y 22w 2d ago


I've been enjoying this recipe for years. It's from an in of Cuisine at Home.

jjms1203jjms1203 :  :  1y 25w 5d ago


mmmmmm this looks yummy...I cant wait to try it with some baked potatos and sourcream with chesse on the side...

LiberianPrincessLiberianPrincess :  :  1y 26w 2d ago


This sounds really good, but I am on Weight Watchers. Too much butter.

marypmartinez@yahoo.commarypmartinez@yahoo.com : comment :  1y 30w 2d ago


Cant wait to try this one sound delicious kids will love it

butterflygurl_777butterflygurl_777 :  :  1y 30w 4d ago


This is now by far one of my favorite recipes. I only made the chicken, not the sauce or potatoes.I used chicken tenders so I didn't have to trim or cut them to size. They worked perfectly. I served it in a ceaser type chef salad. It was absolutly delicious. Sorry, I didn't time myself making this. The longest part was letting it set before frying, although that step cannot be eliminated.

SlocookerSlocooker :  :  1y 31w 2d ago


Excellent! I awarded Sherri a medal because this recipe is far beyond the average home cooked meal in flavor. It's like dining at a five-star restaurant in my own home! We put the chicken over tomato-basil fettucine and poured the sage-butter sauce over it. Heavenly delicious! Definitely a keeper and one to impress guests!

BlizzardCooksBlizzardCooks :  :  1y 32w 2d ago


This recipe was very delicious. My entire family loved it.

fireb4smokefireb4smoke :  :  1y 36w 4d ago


Great---I think I grated the parmesan too coarse. When printing the gaps between each step disappeared so--To crust---to cook and sauce all came out in one long text, it was confusing to read--will try printing again. Also very nice cold.

chillinzchillinz :  :  1y 36w 6d ago


yummy

seventhwonderseventhwonder :  :  1y 38w 4d ago


Extremely moist! Very good flavor....to watch calories I left off the sage butter and it was still delicious.

dempservicesdempservices : : 0:20 active time :  1y 38w 4d ago


THIS WILL BE MADE AGAIN.... Great meal... lots of work. Did the roasted potatoes and cream sauce.. next time we will just make baked potatoes.. The chicken was YUMMY... :)

great2bskeetergreat2bskeeter :  :  1y 39w 3d ago


I made this wonderful recipe for my husband last night. Wow, we both loved the moist chicken but crunchy outside. I have tried a lot of Chicken Parmesan recipes but this one is far superior. Most of the other recipes the breading came out soft and the parmesan flavor was lacking. I paired this with anglehair pasta and marinara sauce. With a caesar salad and crusty bread on the side. I will be making this again.

AnnetteKitchenAnnetteKitchen :  :  1y 39w 6d ago


Lessen the oven cooking time to 8 minutes

topdog417topdog417 : : 1:15 total time : 0:45 active time :  1y 41w 2d ago


Sherry you made me look like a star-and thus you are a star!My husband loved tis so much he asked for it three times in two weeks-and in the third week asked me to teach him how to make it-just in case I dissappear:)

dingbatdingbat :  :  1y 42w ago


I added the sage butter sauce to fettucine.

milbergmilberg :  :  1y 42w 4d ago


Simply delicious and worth the extra effort to make. Your family will love ya for this one.

Amy-CAmy-C :  :  1y 48w 5d ago


This recipe made the chicken so tender that my guests all loved it and I forgot the parmesan, salt, pepper and zest. That shows how great this recipe is. No one was interested in the Sage Butter sauce, however. I was the only one that had some.

heartaftergodheartaftergod :  :  1y 49w ago


I added bacon (Blanched) to the sauce and it was awesome !

icon451icon451 : comment :  1y 49w 1d ago


Very good, but a little labor intensive.

jesse3jesse3 :  :  2y 3d ago


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stevemurstevemur :  :  2y 1w 5d ago


[I made edits to this recipe.]

stevemurstevemur :  :  2y 1w 5d ago


Wow, this is one flavorful meal! Fairly easy to prepare and well worth the effort. The Sage Butter Sauce complimented the flavors with a uniqueness you simply have to try for yourself! The Roasted Potatoes were very easy and were a compliment all by themselves yet blended effortlessly creating a meal fit for a connoisseur. I will make this a regular at my table!

eddieceddiec : : 1:10 total time : 0:45 active time :  2y 3w 1d ago


I just fixed a minor typo, and fixed up the units so the nutritional information would work. [I made edits to this recipe.]

ReneeMReneeM :  :  2y 9w 5d ago


I wouldn't try this recipe because it has too many ingredients and the recipe looks too involved. I work full time and don't want to spend an hour in the kitchen just preparing dinner on a regular basis. It looks great though!

drmwvr59drmwvr59 : comment :  2y 11w 3d ago


Hey Steve if looking for a way to use the excess sage butter, it is a classic over gnocchi, yum! Northern Italian and wonderful.

HajarHajar : comment :  2y 14w 6d ago


I made the crusted chicken without the sage sauce, didnt have quite everything I needed to make it. So instead of the sauce, before I threw the chicken in the oven I put a can of mushroom soup in the bottom of the pan. It cooked up great and added some more flavor (not that it was needed). It was very tender and yummy, and crispy on the outside! My family raved! I made it the first time about a month ago and Im making it again tomorrow for the in-laws, hope they like it as much I do!!! A little time consuming but worth it~

sunnybrysunnybry :  :  2y 16w 2d ago


This was a great recipe. It is easy and presents well. The final outcome is tender, juicy chicken with a crisp flavorful crust. The sauce compliments the chicken beautifully without being overbearing or heavy. I made the recommended roasted potatoes which were also very good. Many of the steps prior to the actual oven baking can be done ahead of time so it makes for a good company dinner. Next time I will try with a side of pasta. Thanks Sherri!!!

chanceychancey :  :  2y 16w 3d ago


My family loved this chicken receipe and we will serve it again and again. I served it with homemade marinara sauce,pasta,spinach salad and french bread toasted with cheese. I didn't have all the ingredients to make the sage butter sauce correctly. So I can't comment on this part of the chicken dish.

Sally

heavenlyjheavenlyj :  :  2y 17w 3d ago


The whole family enjoyed the chicken. I reduced the sauce to probably 1/3 before adding the butter to make a thicker sauce than appears in the picture. Excellent.

mofoodiemofoodie :  :  2y 21w 5d ago


This was wonderful. My family loved it. I would make this again.

decormoredecormore :  :  2y 23w 6d ago


We tried this on a bed of angelhair pasta and my wife said it was to DIE for!

chefcurtischefcurtis : : 1:00 total time : 30:00 active time :  2y 31w 3d ago


I made this receipe

quilterbyheartquilterbyheart :  :  2y 34w 2d ago


Great chicken dish, worth the timre and effort. I see you have received 5 medals for this recipe and as of today 177 have made it their favorite. That says it all.

CyranoCyrano :  :  2y 35w 2d ago


Very delicious! My husband and I loved this recipe. It went straight to our "keeper" recipe box. It was more time consuming than my easy and quick recipes, but worth the effort.

luv2bakeluv2bake :  :  2y 36w ago


My family loved this recipe. I made it with raosted new potatoes and broccoli. It was a definite keeper!

saraipsaraip : : 1:00 total time : 30:00 active time :  2y 36w ago


Excellent recipe. The whole family enjoyed it!

danpitdanpit :  :  2y 37w ago


loved this chicken was my first recipe to try from big oven was a big hit with the family

jodkyejodkye :  :  2y 39w 6d ago


The chicken was delicious. I served it with baked potatoes and corn.

hornikhornik :  :  2y 44w ago


Everyone loved it. I actually cooked the whole think in the oven from start to finish. Just heated some olive oil in the roating pan before putting in the chicken. The sage butter instructions were a bit confusing but I managed to make a lovely sauce anyway which was all delicious.

LuAnnCrossLuAnnCross : : 1:30 total time : 0:30 active time :  2y 44w 1d ago


GREAT ! LV.IT

AUNTGIGIAUNTGIGI :  :  2y 51w 4d ago


The chicken and sauce was delicious. My family loved it. I served it with brown rice and asparagus.

cmedcmed :  :  3y 3w 6d ago


this recipe was delicious even with the great asparaugus!

mrmobeckmrmobeck : : 1:00 total time : 0:45 active time :  3y 11w ago


Made this again, for company, tonight. Rave reviews yet again -- this particular recipe makes for really moist chicken on the inside. I found that I have lots of extra sage-butter sauce and am looking for a use for it. Perhaps over angel hair with shrimp, not sure.

stevemurstevemur : : 0:50 total time : 0:30 active time :  3y 25w 2d ago


I thought this was just scrumdelicious!

BetzerBetzer :  :  3y 32w 2d ago


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stevemurstevemur :  :  3y 39w 1d ago


My husband and I really liked this recipe.

I liked it more then him though.

This dish is very flavorful, and the contrast between the spices is superb.

It took a little longer than I had expected (with children present),

and think this is a dish for dinner parties, not so much for a regular family dinner.

I am for sure making this recipe again, but think I will use less white pepper in the sage-butter sauce next time.

The roasted potatoes with garlic and rosemary are VERY good. I will use the left overs for breakfast :)

petrapetra :  :  3y 39w 3d ago


excellent recipe, just the right blend of flavor, and the roasted potatoes with garlic and rosemary are great with it. i will definatly serve this to guests at my next dinner party.

patrick1942ppatrick1942p :  :  3y 44w 6d ago


It was excellent... The sage butter sauce was fantastic... I give it 5 stars, all the family enjoyed.

ElGringoElGringo :  :  3y 49w 3d ago


An excellent Crusted Chicken. Parmesan is a nice addition. Very good served with Sage-Butter Sauce and Roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary. Excellent texture and tase!

princessfionaprincessfiona :  :  3y 49w 4d ago


updating with the time required for the recipe

stevemurstevemur : : 0:45 total time : 0:20 active time :  4y 8w 3d ago


I prepared this without the sage butter sauce - (fat enough as is) Taste is great and the wife loved it what more can you ask for. Served with the roasted potatoes with garlic and fresh herbs # 43973 and green beans with mushrooms 93205. I will be making this again.

RKG1RKG1 :  :  4y 19w 5d ago


I prepared this chicken using dark meat, and it is super delicous. Easy to make, and looks great too. Nice and golden brown and crispy. I'm going to try it with some stir fried bok choy.

Thank you!!!

:) Anne

AnnieBananie :  :  4y 20w 6d ago


Really, REALLY delicious Sherri. For this recipe, you get a medal from me next time I have one to offer! A couple of notes/variations: (1) I used a mix of Reggiano and Parmesean, (2) I made the Sage Butter sauce, which was TERRIFIC -- I didn't add the cream until the reduction completed, so the cream wouldn't break, (3) Due to dinner guest timing I left the chicken in the 400 degree oven for 12 minutes or so and it was still extremely moist and not overcooked. Will definitely make this again. Paired with asparagus and boiled red bliss potatoes. Perfect for a rainy night's dinner.

stevemurstevemur :  :  4y 23w 1d ago


[I made edits to this recipe.]

SherriSherri :  :  4y 24w 2d ago


An excellent Crusted Chicken. Parmesan is a nice addition. Very good served with Sage-Butter Sauce and Roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary.

[I posted this recipe.]

SherriSherri :  :  4y 38w 1d ago


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