Standing by the stove waiting for the breaded coating to get brown & crispy.

I loved when my mom made breaded chicken. Chicken breasts coated in flour & egg and flavored bread crumbs.

We'd eat it with apple sauce and white rice.  That was then, this is now...

Light Breaded Chicken with Lemon

Dial ahead about 3... , well let's just say a few years, and you have my version of breaded chicken.

I have a standing room only audience at the stove too.

Breaded chicken is comfort food at its best.

Try my new version of this classic.

Light Breaded Chicken with Lemon Recipe

What you need:

• Foster Farms Simply Raised skinless thin cut chicken breast

• Panko bread crumbs

• 1/2 extra virgin olive oil & 1-2 tablespoon for pan

• one lemon

• salt & pepper to taste

• spinach

• wild rice mix

What you need to do:

• pour olive oil into a shallow dish

• pour Panko into a shallow dish

• dip chicken piece by piece into oil and then coat with crumbs 1x

• start cooking your fav wild rice according to directions

• place chicken in heated pan with one tablespoon of olive oil per batch

• cook on low-ish heat - turning once gently

• remove once crumbs are toasty colored & keep warm

• scrap down remaining Panko crumbs and put in a little bowl

• swirl a bit of olive oil in pan, toss in 2 cups of washed spinach with a 1/4 cup water

• cover spinach on low heat for a minute or two

• Remove spinach when just wilted 

• place sliced lemon slices on top of chicken

• plate the rest & serve

Recipe Notes:

Chicken & rice cooking at the same time ~ start to eating, this recipe is about 20 minutes.

If they are standing by the stove getting in your way could take longer - move your audience!

After the chicken is removed from the pan & before the spinach goes in, I like to toast up an additional cup of Panko with a few drops of olive oil & dash of salt.  The crunchy crumbs taste really great sprinkled on the wild rice.

Be gentle with the Panko coating - turn with fork.

Speaking of fork, once served, tell your crew to use the back of the fork to gently push on the lemon slices to release the flavor before diving in to the meal.

Why Foster Farms Simply Raised fresh chicken for my family? 

Well, Foster Farms Simply Raised fresh chicken is locally grown with no antibiotics ever. It’s fresh, all natural chicken that is American Humane Certified and fed a 100% vegetarian diet, without any added hormones or steroids.  That makes a difference in the taste & in the health benefits to your family.

I know your family will love my Light Breaded Chicken with Lemon recipe ~ give it a try tonight.

In case you are not familiar, Panko is a Japanese style breadcrumb made with special crustless bread making them crispier and lighter than other breadcrumbs.

Get some Panko here .

Foster Farms knows their way around a chicken recipe & have SO many delicious, easy to prepare ideas on their site.  Click here to find a month worth of new recipes.

Each one defines the 'new comfort food':

1. Natural ingredients that are free of additives, preservatives, antibiotics and hormones

2. Using mostly local, seasonal ingredients

3. Minimal ingredients in the recipe

4. Quick, easy steps and fast prep time

The Chicken Lettuce Tacos were given a slot in our regular line up here at My Soulful Home.  Try them or any of the new comfort food recipes ~ just click here.

Oh I got so wrapped up in my recipe, I almost forgot...here is coupon for Foster Farms Simply Raised fresh chicken.

** Kelly **

p.s. you might also like to try my Foster Farms Simply Raised fresh chicken with Pumpkin Marinade.

...this post was sponsored by Foster Farms Simply Raised fresh chicken, which is so nice as it is the only chicken I serve my family. The chicken is theirs,  the recipe & opinion are all my own and I happily share then with you!