Fried Chicken

Hey there! Sorry it's been a long time, but holiday madness is here in full swing!

This was a spontaneous attempt on my part. We're trying to save as much money as we can to give ourselves a little cushion for the new year, so I didn't do any meal planning. But we had chicken, eggs, flour, and bread crumbs, so I thought I'd give this recipe a shot!

There are many different ways to make fried chicken. Obviously this isn't going to be the "finger-licking" fried chicken you can get from fast food or anything, but it sure is delicious!

Ingredients

2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 1/2 cups bread crumbs
1 large boneless skinless chicken breast
3 tbsp butter
1 lemon cut into wedges (I omitted this. I think lemon with chicken is gross)


1. Three Dipping Bowls

Crack the eggs into a bowl and lightly beat with a fork. Put the flour in another bowl, and add the salt and pepper. In the third bowl, put the bread crumbs. Note that the amount of bread crumbs is significantly more, so plan on a bigger container for that one.

2. Dip chicken

Dip a piece of chicken in the flour, covering both sides. Gently shake off any excess. Dip the floured chicken in the egg and let the extra drip off. Then lay it in the bread crumbs, and scoop some over to cover the top. Press down gently all over, then lift from the bowl and set on a plate. Do that for all the chicken. Be generous! If you don't make this recipe again, you'll have to throw out the dipping ingredients because they touched raw meat and egg, so don't be afraid to lather up that chicken!
**I apologize for not providing pictures of these steps. With my fingers covered in raw meat and egg, I couldn't grab my camera, but here's what the chicken looked like after dipping:













3. Cook chicken

I made a grave error in not thawing the chicken properly before attempting this recipe. As such, I had to cut into the chicken after it had been cooked, and some of the breading came off. So I would recommend you cut your chicken into smaller pieces before you dip it, that way the breading can remain intact.

Melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat. Then put in the chicken and cook for about 7 minutes on each side, or until the crumbs are nicely browned. Use a spatula to turn the chicken over, and cook 5 more minutes or so. Serve with lemon wedges (omitted). 


We ate this with a cheap Idahoan potato pouch (less than $1) and a can of green beans (also less than $1). Cheap, easy meal!

Enjoy!☺

[Original recipe found here]