Chicken Breast Pan Fried – Low Carb Lunch or Dinner – Tasty Results (Pork works too)
Pan Fried Chicken with Victoria's Tuscan Spice
This recipe is quick and easy. (15-20 minutes) I usually have all these ingredients in my kitchen including the Tuscan spices for this recipe. I love these ingredients on a roast pork tenderloin also. This recipe works great with dinner or with lunch. The Victoria’s Gourmet Tuscan Spice is something I use regularly. When combined with some extra garlic and onion powder it dramatically enhances the flavor of the spice. Victoria’s Gourmet Spices has a diverse spice assortment for sale. Just do a web search for their website. You know the drill. I have no monetary connection to their product. I just happen to love the flavors and the ease of having it in the spice cabinet.
Victoria’s Gourmet Spice Website is: www.vgourmet.com. It redirects you to their store site so don’t be bedazzled. 
Ingredients:
- 1 Whole Chicken Breast Skinned & Boned ( I buy this already done from my local CO-OP) Otherwise save trimmings and bone for soup. I freeze all my chicken trimmings in zip locks.
- 1 teaspoon Victoria’s Gourmet Tuscan Spice
- 1 teaspoon of granular garlic (or 2 crushed fresh cloves)
- 1 teaspoon of granular onion (1/8 cup med. onion chopped if fresh)
- 2 Tablespoons virgin olive oil or better yet… butter!
- 1 Tablespoon of sour cream if you like sour cream otherwise forget it.
Preparation:
- Slice the chicken breast horizontally. (2 or 3 times depending on thickness of the breast)
- Lightly pound the strips of chicken just to break down the membrane. (cooks faster & makes it really tender)
- Place all the ingredients in a bowl including the olive oil
- Place the pounded chicken in the bowl with the ingredients and hand mix so ingredients are well dispersed
- Preheat your frying pan on medium high heat with the butter or some extra olive oil if you have a diversion to cooking with butter
Cooking:
- Place the chicken into the hot buttery oil and step back a bit because it might splatter
- Add salt and pepper to taste as the chicken cooks.
- Crisp up one side before turning to the other.
- Chicken should be done within 7-10 minutes. (my advice is to NOT time it, just check it)
- Take chicken from pan when done and place on your lunch plate with a small salad of your choice.
- Add a dab of sour cream on the side to the chicken flavors to a new level if you are bold and daring.
Alternate:
- As Salad: Cut up the chicken and add to your salad. Add a light coating of olive oil or caesar dressing to the mix.
- You make bake or broil the chicken. Preheat the oven. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. Broil on high for about 5 mins a side. Use your cooking savvy to not OVER cook your chicken. Times are approximate and have a lot to do with your own oven’s quirks.
- You may substitute pounded pork chops or pork tenderloin slices with this recipe. Cooking time is pretty similar.
Serves 2-4 people. If cooking for yourself enjoy the leftovers!
Nutritional Information for Victoria’s Gourmet Tuscan Spice (from their website)
Serving Size is 1 Teaspoon ( for complete info see their website)
- Calories (cal) 7.21
- Protein (g) 0.26
- Total Fat (g) 0.03
- Carbohydrate (g) 1.16
- Fiber (g) 0.50
- Sodium (mg) 24.06
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