Description
Crispy, golden chicken fried chicken topped with creamy country gravy. Southern comfort food made easy with tender chicken breasts, a seasoned flour coating, and homemade gravy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 chicken breasts (sliced into 4 cutlets)
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 0.5 cup buttermilk
- oil for frying
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp flour
- 2–2.5 cups milk
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- cayenne pepper (optional pinch)
Instructions
- Slice chicken breasts horizontally into cutlets and pound to even thickness.
- Mix flour, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder in a shallow dish.
- Whisk eggs and buttermilk together in a second dish.
- Dredge chicken in flour, then egg mixture, then flour again.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Fry chicken 3–4 minutes per side until golden and crispy.
- For gravy: melt butter, whisk in flour, then slowly add milk until thick. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve chicken topped with warm gravy.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 520 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 150 mg
Keywords: Chicken Fried Chicken, Southern Comfort Food