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Plan Z Phase: This is a Z2 (ZReduction) recipe. You have a hankerin’ for Fried Chicken? This will fit the bill.

Servings: Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 2, 6-8 oz skinless chicken breasts
• 6 Melba toast rounds ground to fine crumbs (I do this in my little food processor). I chose garlic-flavored rounds.
• 1 egg white
• onion powder (or your favorite chicken seasoning)
• salt and pepper

Instructions:

The first thing you want to do is pound down your chicken breasts. I do this to make my meal feel bigger and get more crispy surface to eat.  I use a large plastic storage bag. I put a chicken piece inside and pound it with a meat mallet or tenderizer until it’s ¼” thick. Do the same with the other one.

Prepare a large sauté pan with a spritz of olive oil and begin to heat it on medium high.

Put the egg white on a large plate. Break it up with a whisk or fork.

Put the Melba crumbs on another plate. You are setting up an assembly line.

Dip the smooth side of the chicken in the egg white. Then dip it in the crumbs. Now take it over and put it crumb-side down in the sauté pan.  You are not going to dip both sides. Dipping one side saves calories and carbohydrates.

Do the same with the other piece of chicken. Saute them both until the crumb side of the chicken is a light golden brown.

The get out a 9″ x 13″ pan and put both pieces of chicken in the pan, this time, crumb side UP. Now sprinkle with onion powder, or your favorite chicken seasoning. Or both. If you like lots of flavor, sprinkle some more.

Bake in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes or until there’s no pink left in the chicken. About 5 minutes before you expect it to be done you can give it a teeny spritz more of the olive oil and that will make it even crispier. Put it back in the oven to finish baking.

It’s ready to serve.

For a complete meal, serve the chicken with a tomato & onion salad with balsamic pesto dressing.

Enjoy!

Cheers,