Grapefruit-honey Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 chicken breasts (boneless)
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
• 0.5 (8 ounce) box angel hair pasta
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 grapefruits
• 1/4 cup honey
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 begin heating 2-3 tbsp of olive oil in a pan (enough to cover the bottom) over medium heat. begin boiling water for pasta on another range unit.
• 2 crack the egg into a mixing bowl and beat.
• 3 place chicken breasts between two sheets of plastic wrap, and pound them out to about 1/2" thickness.
• 4 (optional) slice chicken breasts into more "manageable" pieces. i went for roughly 4"x3" pieces. i ended up with about 8 of these.
• 5 dip the chicken into the egg, then into the breadcrumbs.
• 6 fry the chicken until golden brown (3-5 minutes per side, depending on your oven/pan). dry the chicken on paper towels to remove the excess oil.
• 7 the water for the pasta should be boiling at this point. add the pasta and cook until desired tenderness. when done, put in a bowl and mix in butter/margarine.
• 8 drain the pan of most of the olive oil, leaving perhaps 1 tablespoons turn the heat down to medium-low.
• 9 mince the garlic and add it to the pan and cook until soft and beginning to brown.
• 10 squeeze the juice of both grapefruits into the pan and add in the honey.
• 11 simmer and reduce until desired consistency.
• 12 presentation: put a bed of pasta on the plate. top with 2 of the pieces of chicken. drizzle the chicken and pasta with some of the sauce. top with chopped fresh parsley and shredded parmesan cheese. i also sprinkled some crushed red pepper on top.