Breaded Chicken with Basil Cream Sauce
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Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- flour about 1/2 cup
- 2 eggs beaten
- ¾ cup Italian bread crumbs
- ¾ cup panko bread crumbs
- salt
- black pepper
- 3 Tablespoon butter can use 1 Tbsp more if needed
Sauce:
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 4.0 ounce jar sliced pimento peppers, drained
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup chopped fresh basil I used 1 Tbsp. dried
- black pepper
Instructions
- Place eggs in a shallow bowl. Place flour in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine both bread crumbs with salt and pepper to taste.
- Coat chicken with flour. Then dip in egg, then coat with breadcrumb mixture.
- In a skillet over medium heat, fry chicken in butter, on both sides, until the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. Remove from skillet and keep warm.
- Add the broth to the skillet; bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir and scrape to loosen browned bits from pan.
- Stir in the cream and pimentos (If using dried basil add this now); boil and stir for one minute. Reduce heat; add the Parmesan cheese, basil and black pepper to taste. Simmer and stir until heated through. To serve, pour the sauce over the chicken.