I find this easy – use a large freezer bag for the flour (and salt and pepper), shake and remove the floured chicken and re-use same bag for the bread crumb coating (why use two bags?). I also left the coated chicken in the fridge for a while before placing into the glass roasting pan with the oil already heated. The finished coating is similar in texture to original recipe KFC, which is to my liking (chewy-crispy) but can easily be made more crispy by cranking the heat up for the last 5 min or so.
My grandma used to make us boneless chicken breast “patties” to take on vacation– we ate then cold out of the cooler or hot when we got there. It would take her all day to pound, bread and fry this juicy familiar family favorite. I have not had chicken like that since she passed away… that is, until now! This chicken tasted very very similar to hers, with half the work. I used boneless, skinnless chicken thighs (b/c that is what I had), and only about 1/2 cup oil. My only advice is that you don’t overcrowd the pan- maybe that is why some people’s took forever. The chicken has to have space between the pieces for oil and air to move or they will turn soggy. I had my pan too full and realized it in time to separate into two before any problems arose. Overall, great, easy, tasty and not greasy, if you go easy on the oil and blot on towels afterward. Loved it!!! Thanks. Grandma lives on!
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts, skinless, boneless, pounded thin
1/2 tsp salt
1 tablespoon Season All (or other seasoning of your choice)
3/4 tsp pepper
1 cup flour
2 tsp paprika
1/2 stick butter
Directions
Put the chicken into a bowl of milk to soak for about 25 minutes. Put the salt, Season All, pepper, flour, and paprika into a zipper bag or large bowl.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Melt the butter and pour into a 9 x 13 baking dish. Make sure the bottom of the entiure dish is coated with the melted butter.
Remove the chicken from the milk and shake off any excess milk, then dip (or shake) each chicken piece in the seasoning mix that’s in the zipper bag or bowl. Be sure each chicken breast is well coated with the seasoning, then place it in the baking dish.
