ROMANO CHICKEN WITH LEMON GARLIC PASTA

 

What You’ll Need

ROMANO CHICKEN:

• ½ lb chicken breasts (butterflied or thinly cut into cutlets)
• salt and pepper
• ½ cup finely grated parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• dry parsley
• ½ cup panko bread crumbs (homemade or store-bought)
• oil for frying (I used combination of olive oil and sunflower oil)s

LEMON GARLIC PASTA:

• 1/2 lb linguine or spaghetti or other pasta
• juice from 1 lemon, or to taste
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• zest from ¼ lemon
• 2 Tbsp butter, cold
• 2-3 Tbsp whipping cream, or to taste
• salt, pepper

How to Make It
ROMANO CHICKEN:
Place parmesan cheese in a shallow dish. In another dish, put beaten egg with dry parsley; in third dish put panko bread crumbs.
Season chicken cutlets with salt and pepper; dredge with parmesan cheese, dip into beaten egg; press the chicken in panko bread crumbs to coat on both sides; shake off the excess.
Heat olive oil in a pan; add chicken cutlets and cook on low heat until golden and cooked through.
LEMON GARLIC PASTA:
Cook pasta according to package direction; drain (reserve about ½ cup pasta water).
Add lemon juice to a pan; add garlic, lemon zest, a pinch of salt and pepper, and cook until liquid is reduced to about half.
Add 1 Tbsp butter and slowly melt into your sauce, while swirling the pan; add another 1 Tbsp butter and repeat; stir in whipping cream and about 2 Tbsp pasta water.
Add cooked pasta and toss to combine. Serve romano chicken over lemon garlic pasta.