Tasty chicken in a cheese crust

Chicken fillet in a cheese crust is cooked very quickly. The meat remains juicy and flavorful. Crisp gives the dish an extraordinary flavor. The main ingredients are chicken and hard cheese.

Calorie content

Chicken fillet contains a lot of protein and is a dietary product. Meat can be eaten at any meal. Hard cheese is quite high-calorie, but you can choose low-fat varieties.

Pan recipe

Chicken fillet under a cheese crust is suitable for everyday and festive lunch and dinner. Garnished with fresh, stewed vegetables, boiled rice.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• chicken fillet - 2 pcs.;
• hard cheese - 150 g;
• 2 eggs;
• 20 g of flour;
• frying oil;
• salt pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse the fillet with cold water. Dry with a paper towel.
2. Cut the meat into small, flat pieces if desired. Salt and pepper.
3. Grate the cheese.
4. Beat eggs with flour. Stir in the cheese.
5. Dip slices of fillet on both sides in batter.
6. Spread on a heated frying pan.
7. Fry fillets on each side until golden brown.

Hot meat is served to enjoy the crunch of the crust on the outside and the juiciness of the flesh inside. Boiled potatoes will be an excellent side dish.

Oven recipe

Cheese fillet in cheese crust can be quickly and simply cooked in the oven. It will preserve the juiciness inside, and the outside will get a beautiful golden hue.

Ingredients:

• chicken fillet - 4 pcs.;
• hard cheese - 150 g;
• 1 egg
• lemon juice;
• salt pepper.

The ingredients are enough for 2 servings. Lemon juice is used as desired.

Cheese fillet recipe in cheese crust:

1. Rinse the meat well with cold water. Lightly beat off.
2. Grate the cheese.
3. Separate the protein from the yolk.
4. Salt fillet, add spices. Sprinkle with lemon juice.
5. Whip the protein into foam.
6. Line the parchment on a baking sheet and grease it with oil. You can use the grill.
7. The chicken is first dipped in protein, then rolled in cheese.
8. Put the fillet and put in the oven preheated to 240 ° C. Cooking time 25-30 minutes.

To make the crust more crispy choose the "convection" mode. Serve the fillet hot.

Cooking option with provencal herbs

Fragrant herbs add chicken fillet to the piquant cheese crust. Sweet and sour tomato sauce is perfect for the dish.

Ingredients:

• fillet (breast) - 500 g;
• Russian cheese - 150 g;
• 1 egg
• seasoning "Provencal herbs";
• frying oil;
• salt pepper.

Cooking option:

1. Mix the egg with herbs, salt and pepper.
2. Grate the cheese.
3. Cut the fillet into thin slices.
4. Pour a small amount of oil into the pan. Preheat and reduce a little fire.
5. Pieces of meat first dip into the egg mixture with herbs. Then roll thoroughly in cheese.
6. Fry until golden brown, but at least 5-7 minutes. This time is enough for the chicken to cook inside.

Serve the fillet as a separate dish or with a side dish. Stewed and baked vegetables are suitable for chicken.

Cooking secrets

Experienced chefs recommend adhering to certain requirements when cooking chicken breasts. Proper technology will allow the meat to remain juicy inside and crispy outside.

Secrets of cooking:

1. Cheese should be fresh, without sour taste.
2. Rinse the chicken well before cooking with running water.
3. The breast is cut into thin plastics or beaten with a hammer.
4. For a more airy crust, only egg white is used.
5. The pan should be well heated and oiled so that the cheese does not stick.
6. The readiness of the meat can be checked with a toothpick.
7. To get a crisp in the oven, use the convection mode.

Cheese fillet in cheese crust is suitable for lunch and dinner. Fresh, stewed vegetables are suitable for the protein dish. The chicken in cheese is combined with boiled rice, sprinkled with sour cream sauce.