Breaded Chicken Cutlets

Name: Breaded Chicken Cutlets
Ingredients: 4 cups plain panko (Japanese breadcrumbs); 0.25 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon coarse salt; Coarse salt and pepper; 4 large eggs; 2 pounds chicken cutlets (about 10); 0.333 cup all-purpose flour

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Martha Stewart Test Kitchen

Updated on March 2, 2020

When you prepare crisp, golden cutlets in advance and stockpile them in your freezer, you open up all kinds of options for speedy dinners. To kick off our new food column about shortcuts and time-savers, here are delicious baked alternatives to breaded cutlets from a box. The best part? They go fromfrozen to perfection in a mere 15 minutes.

Ingredients

4 cups plain panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon coarse salt
Coarse salt and pepper
4 large eggs
2 pounds chicken cutlets (about 10)
⅓ cup all-purpose flour

Directions

Prepare cutlets: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss panko, olive oil, and 1 teaspoon salt on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, stirring twice, until deep golden brown, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely. (Crush a few handfuls, to help crumbs adhere.) Whisk eggs in a bowl. Pat dry chicken cutlets; season with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour, tapping off excess. Dip in eggs; coat with panko, patting to adhere. Lay cutlets in layers on a baking sheet, with parchment in between each. Freeze 2 hours, then up to 1 month in resealable plastic bags.
Bake cutlets: Arrange on a wire rack set on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees, flipping once, until cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes. (If cutlets are not frozen, bake 8 to 10 minutes.)