How to Fry Chicken in a Pan with Oil
Preparation time: 10 minutes; Cooking time: 12 minutes; Total time: 22 minutes; Servings: 4
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 4 boneless chicken breasts
- 1 ½ tbsp. unsalted Butter
- 3 tbsp cooking oil extra virgin olive oil, or peanut oil work great!
- For the dry rub:
- 1 ¼ tbsp smoked paprika
- ¾ tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- ¾ tsp mustard powder
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried basil
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pat the chicken dry using a chicken towel. You can pound the chicken using a mallet to ensure they are even in thickness.
- Add smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, mustard powder, dried thyme, oregano, basil, and salt in a bowl. Mix well.
- Sprinkle the dry rub generously over the boneless chicken breast pieces and rub them so they are coated with the spice mix.
- In a frying pan, add oil and place it over medium heat.
- Place the chicken breast in the pan and let it sizzle in the hot oil on medium heat for about 6 minutes.
- Once the time is up, flip the chicken breast pieces and cook on the other side for 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Add butter to the pan and flip the cooked chicken pieces over the butter to soak the buttery flavor.
- Take the pan off the heat and take the chicken on a serving plate.
- Pour the leftover butter over the chicken, add salt and black pepper to taste, and serve with your favorite side. Enjoy!