Description
Crispy and crunchy Oven Baked Chicken Fillets will change your life! Chicken breast fillets are covered with a golden parmesan panko crumb after being steeped in lemon garlic aromas. There’s no mess, no flour, and no deep-frying required! This restaurant-quality meal is simple to prepare and a hit with both children and adults!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ lb boneless skinless chicken breast cut half lengthwise and brined in saltwater, see instructions below
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste, if you use regular table salt, you’ll need 1/2 teaspoon
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- optional oil spray
- optional chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- To brine chicken fillets, combine 1 quart water and 1/4 cup kosher salt in a large mixing basin. The salt is absorbed after stirring to mix. Add the chicken fillets and brine them for at least 15 minutes in the saltwater. (Store the bowl in the refrigerated if you plan to brine for more than 30 minutes; don’t brine for more than 6 hours.)
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove from the equation.
- To make the breading, whisk together the egg, oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper in a medium mixing bowl.
- Combine breadcrumbs, paprika, onion powder, and parmesan cheese in a separate bowl.
- Rinse the chicken fillets in water after removing them from the brine. Then, using paper towels, pat dry.
- Shake off any excess egg mixture from the chicken fillets.
- Using the breadcrumb mixture, coat the chicken. Make sure the coating is uniformly distributed and lightly pressed onto the chicken. (For an additional crispy texture, spritz with oil spray.)
- Arrange the chicken fillets on the baking pan and bake.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and bake for 8 minutes. Bake for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until thoroughly done. (For a golden crispy coating, broil for the last 2 minutes.
Notes
- Brining is essential for the most soft chicken fillets, so don’t neglect it.
- When the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit, remove it from the oven. Poking the fillets too much will cause the juices to leak out.
- Allow the chicken to “lock-in” the juices by allowing it to sit and cool before serving.
- Category: Main
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 301kcal
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 790mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 119mg
Keywords: Chicken Fillet