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chicken breasts on cast iron pan.
5 from 3 votes

Crunchy Pan Fried Chicken Breast

Perfectly crunchy pan fried chicken breast is ready to go in less than 30 minutes with chicken breast and a cornflake topping!
Prep 20 minutes
Cook 10 minutes
Total 30 minutes
Fat
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Yield 4

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place the chicken breast on a lined cutting board and then cover it with parchment paper. Use a meat tenderizer and pound the chicken until all the chicken is pounded to about ¾ - 1-inch thick. Season the chicken with ½ teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper.
    chicken breast on cutting board.
  • Crack the eggs into a large bowl and whisk the eggs together.
  • In a separate bowl, add the cornflakes, flour, garlic powder, paprika, pepper, and kosher salt. Use your hands to crush the cornflakes and mix all the ingredients.*
  • Dredge a chicken breast through the egg wash, allowing any excess egg to drip from the chicken breast, Next, dredge the chicken through the corn flake mixture. Flip the chicken over in the cornflake mixture and use your hands to firmly press the coating into the chicken breast. Repeat until all the chicken breasts are coated.
    dredging chicken in egg and cornflakes.
  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium/high heat. When the oil is hot, add the chicken breasts to the skillet. Semi-cover the skillet to avoid oil splatter. Do not overcrowd the pan, you may need to cook the chicken in batches. Cook each chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown or the internal temperature of the chicken is 165ºF.
    chicken breasts on cast iron pan.
  • Remove the chicken from the pan and immediately season the chicken with the flakey salt. Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes and serve immediately.
    chicken breast on plate.

Tips & Notes

  • If you do not want to use your hands, place all of the ingredients into a food processor and process until it forms a crumble, not a powder.
  • If you don’t have cornflakes you can use rice crispies.
  • Our chicken breasts were 1.5 lbs. But only three breasts. Sometimes chicken can come in 4 breasts, too.
  • If you run out of eggs, feel free to crack another egg into the bowl.