Thanks for posting, Simona; your menu sounds easy and satisfying. If you have time, would you reply with the recipe? Do you dip your chicken in anything before you coat it with cheese? Any oil or butter involved?

Good for you, re-starting Atkins. Me too...let's encourage each other along the way.

Not Simona (Simona, please forgive the jump-in) but this is how I do my parmesan crusted chicken breasts: rinse and pat dry the chicken, preheat skillet with about 1/4" good olive oil, beat 2 eggs with 2 tablespoons heavy cream, about 1 cup grated parmesan in shallow dish, add more if needed (if you have shredded parmesan, whirl in food processor to grated consistency), dip chicken in egg mixture, press in cheese, turn and press other side, fry as you would regular fried chicken; when turning, use a spatula instead of tongs as they tend to stick and you loose the coating. I season the cheese with seasoned salt and pepper. I fry 3 large breasts, 2 with parmesan and 1 for hubby using a flour mixture.

That's exactly how I make mine! And I will credit JerseyGirl - it was her idea when I asked a while ago about breading chicken without bread

I will say I bread chicken for the family using bread crumbs and when they see my chicken, they get jealous because mine looks and smells better

Isn't JerseyGyrl wonderful!! She is so knowledgeable and so very generous to share that knowledge and her experience.

Last night I ate with friends at Front Street Brewery. It's so hot, I didn't miss the alcohol and drank water and unsweetened tea with lots of lemon. I ordered Parmesan Chicken Wings and a Greek salad off the appetizer menu instead of an entree - the entrees didn't look like I could stay OP. I ordered Bleu cheese dressing to top my salad and dip my wings. It was delicious and looked better than my friends' wraps!

Then we went down the street to a German restaurant famous for its pastries and desserts. I ordered decaf coffee, lots of cream, and strawberry cream roll. We each ordered something different, so I had ONE bite of my friends' choices and ate 3 bites of my dessert and drank my coffee. Then I had the waitress split my cream roll into two boxes and sent it home with my friends. Not the ideal Atkins choice by far, but I'm proud that I didn't gobble it all up or sit around being miserable. (And my bites were small)

I came home and walked my dog in the still-miserable heat and humidity at 9 o'clock and felt fine about my evening!

I'm going to try Jerseygirl's chicken recipe.

For veggies, I'll have some asparagus left from last night, a mixed salad with greens, cucumber, hard-boiled egg, tomato, red onion and cheddar. Bleu Cheese dressing.

This recipe ROCKS! I had a package of chicken breast tenderloins (big strips) and I followed your recipe exactly except I added ground garlic and black pepper to the cheese before I "breaded" the chicken. No salt needed - the parmesan cheese takes care of that.

And I used part olive oil and part sesame oil because I didn't have as much olive oil as I thought I did and didn't want to go to the store.

These fried beautifully - no problem with the crust staying on - golden brown, crunchy, deliciousness. I've been missing a "crunch" and this recipe delivers it for sure!

Thanks so much for a great recipe. I'm using leftover parmesan chicken to make a "Fried Chicken Salad" for lunch tomorrow. It's a favorite menu item in restaurants here.

Chicken fajitas on the grill w/out the tortillas....YUMMY!

That sounds super yum! Thanks for posting.

Tonight I'm using left-over parmesan-crusted chicken breast tenders to make the "Fried Chicken Salad" I love in restaurants. Spinach, lettuce, tomato, red onion, black olives, cucumber and chicken. I'm it eating with JerseyGyrl's Crispy Cheese Crackers ...at least I hope I am. I haven't made them yet, but that's my next move.

Enjoy your dinner!

http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/cheezits.html

These are amazing...easy and delicious! My microwave time was only 60 seconds, though, instead of 65. I'll make these OFTEN. Now I have yummy crackers to go with my salad.

I've been cleaning house all day and don't feel like cooking...not unusal for me. I hate cooking for one! But here's my dinner:

Vidalia onion and red bell pepper sauteed in butter until the onion is carmelized...yummy!

Wafer-thin beef rib roast slices quickly sauteed in the same pan. I topped my beef slices with the onions and sweet peppers. Delicious. One pan.

I may eat a salad later, but I don't feel like making one. Lazy me...

I forgot to take some food out of the freezer for dinner tonight. But Im not going to let that derail me again. I'll defrost something when I get home and maybe BBQ it. I havent had grilled meat in a while. I miss it We went a long stretch of having BBQ daily and we all got sick of it.

Side note: last night I was cooking my eggs for my breakfast and snacks and I tend to boil more than I need because I know my brother and his daughter will eat them. And true to form...the minute they were ready, my brother's hands were in the pot! His wife said "um..those are for your sister's lunch tomorrow". I said it was fine and that I made more than what I need. Im now having to buy 2pkgs of 18 eggs a week because now everyone's eating them!

I find it funny that they dont like the idea of low carb but they'll always eat my low carb meals.