7 Breaded Chicken Recipes To Get Excited About

An oval platter holding fried chicken cutlets topped with lemon-butter pan sauce containing capers. The platter is on a blue and white dish towel. — Serious Eats / Julia Estrada

Breaded chicken is crunchy, golden-brown, and delicious. What’s not to like? These seven bread chicken recipes showcase different methods and sauces, and there’s truly something for everybody—whether you love a classic chicken piccata or DIY Chinese takeout.

Easy Breaded Fried Chicken Cutlets

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The secret to the richest chicken cutlets? Clarified butter and a little Parmesan.

Chicken Schnitzel

Juicy and tender, with a golden, crunchy exterior that is almost impossible to resist.

Chicken Piccata (Fried Chicken Cutlets With Lemon-Butter Pan Sauce)

Allow us to walk you through how to make a chicken piccata that’s crispy, juicy, buttery, and bright as sunshine.

The Best General Tso’s Chicken

A wide ceramic bowl holding General Tso's chicken. In the upper left corner of the image is a ceramic bowl of white rice, and in the top right corner is a glass holding a beverage. There is another bowl in the bottom left corner. — Serious Eats / Qi Ai

General Tso’s chicken gets a makeover with this homemade marinade, crisp coating, and sweet and salty glaze.

Chinese-American Orange Chicken

This Chinese-American orange chicken is like DIY takeout from your own kitchen.

Tonkatsu or Chicken Katsu (Japanese Breaded Pork or Chicken Cutlets)

Picking up a slice of katsu with black chopsticks, on a plate with shredded cabbage and lemon wedges. — Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt

Making crispy, golden-brown, and juicy Japanese katsu at home is easy as can be.

The Best Chicken Parmesan

A plate with saucy chicken parmesan, with silverware, next to the serving dish and a plate with green salad. — Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt

Here, Classic Italian-American chicken parmesan is made even better with a buttermilk brine for tender chicken, a flavorful breading, and slow-cooked red sauce.