Oven-Fried Parmesan Chicken Cutlets & Mashed Potatoes
 
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
 
Oven-Fried Parmesan Chicken Cutlets & Mashed Potatoes recipe will be your new favorite weeknight meal: chicken with crispy crust, juicy interior, and the creamiest mashed potatoes on the side.
Author:
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Main course
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 cups unseasoned Panko bread crumbs
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, minced
  • Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
  • ¼ cup Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 pounds chicken cutlets (or boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded thin- ¼ inch thickness)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Line a baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Place a cooling rack over pan and spray the rack with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. In a shallow dish, combine bread crumbs, Parmesan, half of the olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper.
  4. In another shallow dish, combine mustard, water, salt and pepper, and remaining olive oil.
  5. Coat each chicken breast/cutlet with mustard mixture then dredge each in bread crumb mixture.
  6. Place on prepared rack in pan.
  7. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes (this will depend on thickness of chicken), or until chicken is golden brown. Serve hot with mashed potatoes.
Recipe by Wishes and Dishes at https://wishesndishes.com/oven-fried-parmesan-chicken-cutlets-mashed-potatoes/