Crispy Chicken Cutlets with Cherry Tomato Panzanella

Ingredients

• •¼ small onion
• •3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
• •to taste kosher salt and pepper
• •6 tablespoons olive oil
• •1 cup country-style bread
• •2 pieces chicken breasts
• •2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• •1 pound cherry tomatoes
• •1 pinch sugar
• •¾ cup parsley

Cooking Instructions

1. 1.

   Combine onion and 2 tablespoons vinegar in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.

   5 min

2. 2.

   Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add bread; season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing, until golden brown, 5-8 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl. Wipe out skillet.

   8 min

3. 3.

   Using a thin, sharp knife, cut bones and cartilage from chicken breasts. Pound chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap to 1/4" thick; season with salt and pepper.

   10 min

4. 4.

   Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in skillet over medium-high. Cook 1 chicken breast, skin side down, until golden brown and nearly cooked through, about 4 minutes. Turn and cook until cooked through, about 1 minute more; second side will not brown. Transfer to a platter. Repeat with remaining cutlet and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (no need to wipe out skillet).

   10 min

5. 5.

   Cut half of tomatoes in half. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in same skillet over medium-high. Add whole tomatoes; season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing occasionally, until lightly blistered and starting to burst, about 5 minutes. Toss in sugar and remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar. Transfer to bowl with croutons. Add pickled onion with pickling liquid, halved tomatoes, parsley, and remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and toss. Serve chicken with panzanella spooned over.

   7 min