Parmesan-crusted chicken with roast pumpkin salad

Recipes / Meat

Parmesan ups the flavour factor for these chicken tenderloins, while panko breadcrumbs give them extra crunch.

Recipe «Parmesan-crusted chicken with roast pumpkin salad» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1/3 cup dried panko breadcrumbs, 1 cup finely grated parmesan, 1/4 cup plain flour, 2 eggs, lightly beaten, 8 chicken tenderloins , Alfa One rice bran oil, for shallow-frying, 1/3 quantity Roasted pumpkin and garlic, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar , 1 tbsp olive oil, 100g baby spinach, 1 small red onion, halved, thinly sliced, 2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted.

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup dried panko breadcrumbs 
  • 1 cup finely grated parmesan 
  • 1/4 cup plain flour 
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten 
  • 8 chicken tenderloins 
  • Alfa One rice bran oil, for shallow-frying 
  • 1/3 quantity Roasted pumpkin and garlic 
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 
  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 100g baby spinach 
  • 1 small red onion, halved, thinly sliced 
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted 

Instructions

  1. Combine breadcrumbs and parmesan on a large plate. Season with salt and pepper. Place flour in a large bowl. Place egg in a shallow bowl.
  2. Toss 1 chicken piece in flour, shaking off excess. Dip in egg. Coat in breadcrumb mixture. Place on a plate. Repeat with remaining chicken, flour, egg and breadcrumb mixture. Cover, refrigerate for 10 minutes.
  3. Remove chicken from the fridge. Pour enough oil into a deep frying pan to come 5mm up side of pan. Heat over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, in 2 batches, for 3 minutes each side or until golden and cooked through. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel to drain. Slice.
  4. Meanwhile, make Pumpkin salad: Squeeze 1 garlic clove from skin. Discard skin. Place garlic into a small bowl. Add vinegar and oil. Whisk to combine. Combine spinach, onion, pumpkin and pine nuts in a large bowl. Drizzle vinegar mixture over spinach mixture. Toss to combine. Serve chicken tossed through salad.