Almost fried lemon chicken

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 Egg whites; at room temp.
4 teaspoons Lemon juice; at room temp.
½ teaspoon Cayenne
4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon Bread crumbs
¼ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Black pepper

Directions

Recipe by: Corinne T. Netzer Preparation Time: 0:15 Preheat oven at 400. Prepare pan with foil, sprayed with cooking spray. Whisk egg whites with 1 teaspoon lemon juice and cayenne in a mixing bowl.

Add chicken to mixture and turn to coat all sides. In a wide, shallow dish combine, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper, and blend well. Remove chicken pieces from egg mixture and press into bread crumbs, coating all sides with crumbs. Place chicken on a clean platter, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Place chicken pieces in a single layer in a prepared baking dish and bake for 15 minutes. Carefully turn chicken pieces and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until cooked through and golden. Arrange chicken on a heated serving platter. Drizzle pieces with remaining lemon juice.

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