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Crispy Chicken Cutlets
by Steven Stapley
serves: 4
  Crispy Chicken Cutlets with Basil-Parsley Sauce
Ingredients:
  2 lb   Chicken Cutlets
  4 tbsp   all purpose flour
  1 cup   Italian bread crumbs
  1/2 cup   Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese
  1 tsp   crushed red pepper
  2 tsp   poultry seasoning
  1 clove   garlic
  1 jar   pine nuts
  2 tbsp   zest of lemon
  2 egg   eggs-beaten
  1   plum tomato seed and chopped for granish
  1 cup   loosely packed basil
  1/2 cup   loosely packed parsley
  1/2 lemon   lemon juice
  1/4 cup   EVOO
    Salt
    Pepper
Directions:
  Season cutlets with salt and pepper on both sides. Place flour in a shallow dish and turn cutlets lightly in flour.

Combine bread crumbs, cheese, red pepper flakes, poultry seasoning, garlic, pine nuts, and lemon zest in a food processor and pulse-process to evenly mix. Transfer the mixute to a plate. Beat eggs in a separate shallow dish.

Heat a thin layer of oil, just enough to coat the bottom of the air, in a large skillet over med to med high heat. Coat cutlets in eggs then breading and place in hot oil. Cook cutlets in a single layer, in 2 batches if necessary, until breading is evenly browned and juices run clear, 3 or 4 minutes on each side. Remove to a plate and tent with foil to keep warm.

Make the sauce: Return food processor bowl to base and add basil, parsley, and lemon juice. Add a little salt and pepper. Turn processor on and stream in evoo until a loose paste forms.

Serve chicken cutlets with a generous topping of basil and parsley sauce. Garnish with tomato.