Let me tell you chicken never got any crispier and tastier than this! I needed to celebrate today and one of my favorite foods is fried chicken. Don’t look surprised, I’m sure I’m not alone here.
What Is Chicken Milanese?
So crispy chicken. Milanese style! Chicken Milanese is simply breaded chicken in egg, flour, and breadcrumbs seasoned with Italian seasoning, fried then served with lemon wedges. Maybe it’s called chicken Milanese because it came from Milan, but who knows for sure. Usually whole chicken breasts are used, but I just love this bite size version. You’ll love these bite size pieces, they’re super crispy and trust me with the lemon, you need to squeeze some lemon over this chicken, it just makes the flavors pop up.
Ingredients
Chicken – Boneless skinless breasts cubed up into bite sized pieces. Eggs – 2 entire eggs to make up the binder in our chicken batter. Breadcrumbs – Whatever kind you like! You can even pick up Italian seasoned breadcrumbs to up the flavor. Spices – We’re just using Italian seasoning today which is a blend of basil, oregano, rosemary, and thyme. Seasoning – Salt and pepper to taste. Flour – Just a bit of all purpose – critical for our dredge. Cream – Don’t fear the fat, heavy cream does something magical in this dish. Oil – We want something mild with a high smoke point like canola or peanut.
Gluten Free
Just swap in gluten free breadcrumbs and gluten free flour in place of the regular stuff we have going on here. If you can’t find gluten free breadcrumbs just pick up some gluten free bread and follow my directions below detailing how to make your on breadcrumbs.
How To Make Chicken Milanese Bites
Looking To Be A Bit Healthier?
If you want to go the healthier route you can definitely bake this chicken and it will still be crispy. I’ve made similar chicken like this before baked and really you cannot tell the difference.
Up The Crunch Factor
If you want crispier chicken milanese bites you can use Corn Flake crumbs. You can also make your own bread crumbs! I’ve included instructions below. All you need are 10 slices of bread, ground down in a food processor, from there just:
Need A Dip?
Now chicken milanese is meant to be devoured with just a healthy squeeze of lemon over top, it’s just that simple. But I know that some of my readers absolutely love some cool and refreshing dips to dunk their fried morsels into and if that’s the case I’ve got the goods!
Fry dip: Mayo, ketchup, Worcestershire, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Honey mustard: Dijon mustard, honey, mayo, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Chicken sauce: Yellow mustard & Dijon mustard, honey, BBQ sauce, mayo.
Make Ahead
You sure can make these ahead! They actually freeze pretty well, more information on that below.
Leftovers
You can store these fully cooked in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 – 4 days. Feel free to crisp them back up in the oven rather than the microwave when ready to feast and enjoy! You can store these in the freezer for up to 1 month if you’d like to prepare these in advance. Just batter the chicken and then lay them on a baking sheet and freeze them, uncooked. Seal in an airtight container once frozen and bake at 425 F degrees for 20 – 25 minutes from frozen when ready to eat.
More Delicious Chicken Recipes To Try:
Sticky Honey Sriracha Chicken Bites Asian Glazed Chicken Fingers Coconut Chicken Bang Bang Chicken Chicken Marsala Parmesan Chicken Strips Lemon Pepper Chicken Honey Garlic Chicken
