This is one of my favorite times of the year. The farmers market is filled with so many goodies that it is hard to choose with to pick up. This weekend I made out pretty good. I picked up a basket full of red peppers, several baskets of tomatoes and a nice big bunch of basil. I made some pesto with the basil and I spent most of the weekend roasting the red peppers and slow roasting the tomatoes to freeze for coming months of winter. Despite the fact that it has cooled down a bit outside, having the oven on all weekend turned my place into a sauna and I was looking for a quick light meal. I had not had parmesan chicken in a while and it sounded like it would fit the bill perfectly. Parmesan chicken is simply fried chicken that is coated in bread crumbs and parmesan cheese. I really like the warm crispy chicken and the parmesan cheese adds both an amazing aroma and a lot of flavour. Serving it with a simple salad makes for a nice light meal on a warm day.
Parmesan Chicken with Salad
ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts (pounded thin)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 flour
- 1 egg (lightly beaten)
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano
- 1 handful romaine lettuce
- 1 handful tomatoes, sliced
- 1 handful chickpeas
- 1 handful feta (crumbled)
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 dash oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
directions
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
- Dredge the chicken in the flour.
- Dip the chicken into the egg.
- Dredge the chicken in the breadcrumbs and parmigiano reggiano.
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Cook the chicken in the oil until golden brown on both sides, about 4-7 minutes per side.
- Assemble salad.
CECIL says
This is weird! I just make some chicken with chickpeas for dinner too! Great minds think alike. 🙂 I loveee chickpeas!
VeggieGirl says
Hooray for farmers’ market-inspired dishes!
Esi says
This is one of my favorite fast ways to prepare chicken. I love it topped with a spinach salad and a lemon vinaigrette.
maybelle's mom says
I love chickpeas in salad. Delicious.
Paula says
That chicken looks wonderful with that salad. I bet the crunch of the coating added great texture! What really caught my attention, though, was the chick peas (garbanzo beans) in the salad. I LOVE putting those in my salad, and just did so yesterday!
Debbie says
Great recipe and one of my favorites. Wonderful for any time of year….
Gloria (Canela) says
Delicious salad Kevin so delicious! Gloria
Diana Evans says
oh wow KEVIN!!! this looks amazing as alwaysssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
meeso says
The salad looks awesome, and I’m always tempted by some feta cheese 🙂
Steph says
Another amazing dinner!
Patsyk says
Looks like a great meal!
lisa says
Delicious! I’ve been thinking about eggplant parmesan–now I’m inspired!
Cathy - wheresmydamnanswer says
What time should I be over for dinner – This looks great and I love the combination!!
Elra says
Kevin,
I love the simplicity of this salad!
Manggy says
Parmesan chicken works really well with tomatoes! Looks delicious!
redmenace says
What perfect chicken! I also LOVE the farmer’s market!
Cooking and the City says
looks like you got lots of good stuff at the market! the chicken looks really tasty 🙂
Cakebrain says
The chicken looks mighty crispy and yummy!
Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says
I’m going to try this with panko — for some reason, I have at least three bags of it in my pantry at the moment!
Jan says
Your parmesan chicken looks great, and that salad scrummy and delish.
StickyGooeyCreamyChewy says
This is just the kind of meal we like to have when the temperature rises. It was 95 degrees today! It looks great!
Rita says
My husband loves this chicken, I make often for him. I don’t even want to think about cold months yet…
Jaime says
i love chicken parm – great idea converting it to a salad. you could make this even healthier by baking the chicken instead
Deb says
That looks so scrummy Kevin. Crisp green salad, yum…I can’t wait for summer to get to this part of the world.
Dee says
Hmm… it has been too long since I’ve had parmesan chicken. Yours looks beautifully golden! And those chickpeas that many greedy eyes have spied are perfect in a salad.
Dolce says
Your parmesan chicken looks so delicious, thanks for the recipe!
Laura @ Hungry and Frozen says
This looks delicious…and good idea about freezing the tomatoes 🙂
diva says
gee. great looking chicken!
Clumbsy Cookie says
I love this! And I love that you’re freezing so much stuff to enjoy during the winter!
tigerfish says
You mentioned farmer’s market again *envy*
Nice salad with parmesan chicken 🙂
noobcook says
Yum! coincidentally I just bought some parmesan cheese… Isn’t farmers market the best place on earth? 😉
Jeanine says
That chicken & salad look fantastic! Yum!
HoneyB says
Kevin, you consistently make my mouth water! That looks terrific!
Anonymous says
Yum! I’m definitely going to try this sometime soon. I’ve been trying to cook with less fat lately. Do you think the chicken would work if baked instead of fried?
Lisa says
Aren’t farmers markets the best? I am heading to one today. Nice dinner!
daphne says
oh yum. It looks simple to prepare too. =)
Bellini Valli says
Another delicious meal comes from the “Closet Cooking” kitchen:D
Prudy says
What a gorgeous meal. Your chicken is browned to perfection.
Prudy says
What a gorgeous meal. Your chicken is browned to perfection.
Passionate About Baking says
Just perfect kevin…how does your chicken look so good & in shape? You make it sound so SIMPLE…I love the crust & this must have been delicious!
Pam says
What a great combination of flavors. I love salads with crunchy chicken. I just made parmesan chicken recently and really loved it!
Marjie says
I made chicken very similar to this in the last week or 2. I love the parmesan in the breading!
LyB says
I know what you mean about the farmer’s markets. I always mean to get just a few things and end up with my arms full of gorgeous fruits and veggies! That chicken sounds incredible, I’m so bookmarking this. 🙂
Mrs Ergül says
wow this gotta be many people’s fav!
cindy* says
got to love parmesan + bread crumbs! this looks great kevin.
ttfn300 says
simple and delish!
Tarah at Genesis of a Cook says
That’s my kind of salad. That Parmesan Chicken looks perfect!!
Maria says
Great looking salad. We are enjoying the market too! I never want the produce to go away! It is so good right now!
nicisme says
Oh yum, one of my favs! Great salad too Kevin.
Bridgett says
Looks delicious, once again Kevin. This is one of my favorite ways to make chicken, hands down.
Sylvia says
I never made with Parmesan , just with bread crumbs.I ‘ll try next time. The salad really works weel with the chicken
Ben says
This is my favorite time of the year too. The summer is gone, yay! I love your recipe for pamesan chicken.
Kevin says
andreachiu: Baking it should work as well.
[eatingclub] vancouver || js says
Is there anything I don’t love about this dish? Serve me this and I’ll be happy for the next week!
Deborah says
What a perfect dinner!
vanpham says
What a perfect dish! Nutritious and tasty!
Bobby says
I love permesan Chicken, it’s one of my favorite dishes. Yours looks amazing with a salad.
Jeanne says
I love the sound of that chicken – defintely a great weeknight dinner. And I hear you on the markets at this time of year – an agony of choice!
lovefrom1stbite says
That's very tasty looking salad. I'll try it & let you know the results!
The food blogger next door 🙂
Elle says
I love chickpeas in my salad, don’t you? The chicken looks perfect!
Jaime says
delightful looking salad! i’d never think of have chicken parm w/salad but why not?
Yivinns says
This meal was absolutely delicious. The perfect meal for summer when the dish is so light and refreshing! Thanks Kevin!
Anonymous says
Made this tonight – it was delish! Very very simple and tasty. Thanks for the recipe!
Dina says
Can I bake this instead of frying and instead of that other ingredient that I'd have to combine with the breadcrumbs, what can I use as substitute?
Kevin says
Dina: Baking instead of frying would work. If you do not want to use the Parmesan you could go with a pecorino or an asiago.