Breaded Chicken with Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 lb
- ½ cup panko crispy bread crumbs
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
- 3 large tomatoes chopped (3 cups)
- 2 medium green onions chopped (2 tablespoons)
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano leaves
Instructions
- Between pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper, place each chicken breast smooth side down; gently pound with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about ¼ inch thick.
- In shallow medium bowl or pie plate, mix bread crumbs, cheese, salt and pepper.
- Coat chicken with crumb mixture, pressing to coat well on both sides.
- In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high heat.
- Cook chicken in oil 6 to 10 minutes, turning once, until golden brown on outside and no longer pink in center.
- Remove chicken from skillet; cover to keep warm.
- To skillet, add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, 2 cups of the tomatoes, the onions and garlic; cook and stir 2 minutes.
- Stir in vinegar; cook 30 seconds longer.
- Remove from heat; stir in remaining 1 cup tomatoes and the oregano.
- Serve over chicken.
- Garnish with additional fresh oregano sprigs, if desired.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Panko bread crumbs are coarser than regular bread crumbs. With a bit of pressing, the coating sticks to the chicken on its own, making this chicken very crunchy, yet light too.