Chicken Fried Chicken
Chicken Fried Chicken is quick-cooking, crowd pleasing, Southern comfort food at its finest! Crispy on the outside and juicy tender on the inside!
Servings: 4
Calories: 616kcal
Ingredients
Fried Chicken
- 4 chicken breasts *boneless, skinless
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 eggs
- ⅓ cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
Gravy
- ½ cup flour
- 2 cups evaporated milk
- 4 cups milk
- 1 ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Pound each chicken breast lightly to tenderize and flatten.
- Combine the flour, salt, pepper, and garlic in a flat dish.
- In a separate dish, combine the eggs and water.
- Lightly coat each chicken breast in the flour mixture, then the egg mixture, and back into the flour mixture.
- Repeat process until all chicken is coated.
- Working in batches of two breasts each, place chicken into heated oil and fry for about 8 minutes, or until chicken is golden brown and juices run clear.
- Set cooked chicken aside on some paper towels to absorb any excess oil.
- To make gravy, using the same skillet with leftover drippings from chicken, add in the flour and stir until bubbly and brown.
- Add in remaining ingredients and whisk until smooth and combined.
- Allow to simmer until thickened!
Nutrition
Calories: 616kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 225mg | Sodium: 596mg | Potassium: 851mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 960IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 653mg | Iron: 4mg
