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This Easy Stovetop Chicken only uses a handful of ingredients for a quick, weeknight meal.
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Easy Stovetop Chicken

This Easy Stovetop Chicken can be fixed in minutes to make a delicious sandwich or served over pasta with your favorite sauce.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time18 minutes
Course: Entree, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy stove top chicken, fried chicken cutlets, fried chicken sandwich, pan seared chicken
Servings: 4
Calories: 350kcal
Author: Barbara

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon Seasoned salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon Black pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable or canola oil

Instructions

  • Pound chicken breasts between two sheets of parchment or waxed paper until 1/4 inch thick. Or, start with thin-sliced chicken breasts from the supermarket.
  • Season flour heavily with approximately 1/4 t. seasoned salt and 1/8 t. black pepper.
  • Pour flour mixture on a plate and dredge chicken breasts until lightly covered.
    This Easy Stovetop Chicken only uses a handful of ingredients for a quick, weeknight meal.
  • Heat butter and oil in flat bottomed skillet over medium heat.
  • Once the the butter-oil mixture is sizzling, add the chicken breasts.
  • Cook until the chicken has a golden crust approximately 5 minutes.
    This Easy Stovetop Chicken only uses a handful of ingredients for a quick, weeknight meal.
  • Turn, and cook on the other side until it has the same golden crust, approximately 3 minutes.
    This Easy Stovetop Chicken only uses a handful of ingredients for a quick, weeknight meal.
  • Serve as a sandwich on a buttered and toasted bun.
    This Easy Stovetop Chicken only uses a handful of ingredients for a quick, weeknight meal.

Notes

  • The key to this quick fried chicken cutlet is to have a very thin chicken breast. Either buy them this way at the store or pound them out thing yourself.
  • I like the combination of vegetable oil and butter, but you can do all one or the other if needed.
  • Seasoned salt is super tasty but use regular salt if needed. To make your own seasoned salt, blend together salt, onion powder, garlic powder and a little chili powder.
  • These taste great along our Italian Green Bean Salad. 

Nutrition

Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 266mg | Potassium: 836mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 68IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg