It doesn't take that much time - 20 minutes from skinless breast to plate maybe?
Butterfly* & bash flat
Dredge in cornflower / plain flour
Dip in beaten egg
Dip in panko**
Shallow fry
Longer if you marinate the chicken in rice wine & soy before hand.
* Wrapping a rolling pin in clingfilm & the chicken between clingfilm seems to work well
** I've tried with DIY breadcrumbs, but it just doesn't compare with the shop bought stuff
Sure, but considerably more effort. Whilst your hands are getting eggy, floury and generally claggy and you're having to regulate oil temp to fry the cutlet I'm having a lovely beer and wasting more time on the forum... easy dinners should be easy.
It doesn't take that much time - 20 minutes from skinless breast to plate maybe?
Longer if you marinate the chicken in rice wine & soy before hand.
* Wrapping a rolling pin in clingfilm & the chicken between clingfilm seems to work well
** I've tried with DIY breadcrumbs, but it just doesn't compare with the shop bought stuff