Easy Chicken Romano Cutlets | 1 Authentic Italian Entrée

If you love Italian food and you LOVE chicken, you’ve got to try this easy-to-make Italian breaded chicken dish.

Easy Chicken Romano cutlets are boneless breasts of chicken encrusted in a combination of an egg-dipped batter with a pecorino romano cheese base and lemon.

Once pan-fried (or air fried), the chicken cutlets become a juicy, tender triumvirate of flavors resulting in a delicious Italian chicken entree that can be served with any side, from pasta to salad for any day of the week of special occasion.

Romano-crusted chicken is very easy to make, and the breaded romano cheese chicken cutlets will satisfy your craving for Italian food in a simple recipe that tastes as though it took a long time to prepare.

You’ll Love Easy Chicken Romano Cutlets

• The ingredients are easy to find 
• You can and should make it in advance if you are taking it to a party
• It takes only three steps to coat the chicken 
• Chicken Romano is delicious with a side dish of pasta
• Romano chicken can be made in the frying pan, in the air fryer, OR an oven
• The versatile breaded chicken dish can be used as a base for chicken parmesan (by eliminating one ingredient)

Equipment needed to make Romano Crusted Chicken

To make this Italian chicken dish, you will need to use the following equipment. Do know there is nothing special here, and your kitchen is probably already stocked with the proper essentials 

You will need

• three bowls
• Two forks
• A frying pan
• A spatula
• 2 platters, one for holding the raw breaded chicken and one for the fried Romano Chicken 

Ingredients For Your Easy Chicken Romano Cutlets

• Chicken breast
• Pecorino Romano cheese
• Flour with fresh ground pepper 
• Eggs plus water whisked
• Italian-flavored bread crumbs  
• Lemon Zest (if you are using the cutlets for Chicken Parmesan, eliminate all use of lemon zest and lemon in the frying pan)
• Oil for frying
• Garlic Optional (for pan frying and flavor, remember I’m ITALIAN and LOVE Garlic!)

How To Make A Easy Chicken Romano Cutlets

You do not need much time to make this delicious romano-crusted chicken, and it turns out perfect and moist every single time!

Step 1: For Your Romano Chicken Cutlets

Clean your chicken, slice the breast in half and place them on a platter.

Step 2: Prepare Your Italian Bread Crumbs and the Egg Wash

Using three separate bowls, assign One bowl to the Italian bread crumb and add your pecorino Romano cheese to the bread crumbs, and mix well. 

Next, zest a bit of lemon into the breadcrumbing, and mix well again.

In a separate bowl, add the eggs and whisk them with some water.

In a third bowl, add the flour and freshly milled pepper and combine.

Step 3: Coat the Chicken Cutlets

Taking one piece of chicken, and using a fork, dip it into the egg, then transfer that piece into the flour, and then back into the egg.

Now you will dip the egg-coated chicken into the breadcrumb and place it on a holding tray to be fried.

You will continue to repeat this entire process until all of the pieces of romano chicken are coated

Step 4: Frying Each Lemon Parmesan-Crusted Chicken

Preheat you’re cooking oil in a frying pan; place three to four pieces of the Italian Romano chicken in the pan, cover it with a lid, and after 6 minutes, turn, and the bread coming should be golden brown. (this is based on 1/4″ thick slices) 

Cook the flipped chicken on this side for another 6-8 minutes, and allow this coating to Brown while it is cooking; zest more lemon atop the crusted parmesan Chicken.

(If you are using the Parmesan Crusted Chicken as Chicken Parmesan, you will not use lemon in the Italian bread coating or in the pan. Eliminate that ingredient)

Remember, it is preferable to overcook the chicken and not undercook, so go ahead and temp the breaded Romano Chicken to make certain that the internal temperature is 165° F and holds that temperature for at least 15 seconds. 

Repeat this frying process for the remaining pieces of breaded romano battered chicken. 

Step 5: Remove The Breasts Of Fried/Cooked Romano Chicken To A Plate 

As each piece of breaded romano-battered chicken reaches its proper internal temperature, place them on a new platter and set aside. 

Once all the chicken pieces are prepared, you can serve your dinner. 

What To Serve With Your Easy Chicken Romano Cutlets

• We love serving parmesan-crusted chicken with a side of pasta and steamed broccoli
• serve the romano-crusted chicken cutlets with white wine
• try our easy cherry cheesecake hack as a dessert!