Cheesy CHEETOS® Turkey Parm
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The only problem with Thanksgiving is it doesn’t feature enough cheese! Amiright? Yes. Well, thankfully, Cheetos® is here to help. It’s easy! Just grab some turkey cutlets, blitz up some Crunchy Cheetos® in your food processor, coat, and fry. Then, for an extra cheesy bite, add some sliced mozzarella, plenty of Parmigiano Reggiano, and at least a jar (or two!) of your favorite red sauce. Wham, the perfect cheesy Cheetos® Thanksgiving meal you can cook up in less than an hour. That’s a whole lot faster than baking a turkey, and much, much cheesier! Enjoy the crunch!
Ingredients
Instructions
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Most turkey breasts are sold as whole pieces, roughly 2.5 to 3 pounds in weight. If you can find a butcher to prepare cutlets for you, wonderful. Ask for 6 eight Oz. 1/4 cutlets.
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If not...
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Take your turkey breast and trim off any odd bits, then divide it into even portions by weight; around 8 Oz. per piece. Depending on the weight of your breast, you may get more and that's okay!
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Place each piece between two pieces of parchment and pound out with a rolling pin, meat mallet, or other blunt instrument until even across and ½ inch thick and set aside.
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Season turkey breast cutlets with salt and pepper.
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Set into a large wide bowl, and then in two other bowls add cornstarch and beaten eggs separately.
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Add olive oil into the deep frying pan and bring to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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8
Take each individual turkey cutlet and dust into cornstarch, shaking off excess and then dipping into egg and then finishing in Cheetos® dust.
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Fry each piece in oil, and fry until crisp and golden on each side, roughly two minutes per side.
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10
Remove each piece to a sheet tray when finished, arranging pieces so they fit.
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Top each piece with ¼ cup sauce and spread to cover almost to the edge. You will have almost half the sauce left over! Enough to double the portion for a large family or make a side of pasta.
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12
Liberally grate parmigiano reggiano over the top of everything; you may not use it all.
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Evenly distribute slices of mozzarella over the tops of cutlets, and set into the oven to melt and brown, it should take roughly 15 minutes
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14
Top each piece with sage leaf and crushed Cheetos® for garnish, serve immediately.
