As someone who is allergic to onions and garlic, I have had to develop many recipes that have a lot of flavor without using anything in the onion or garlic family.  Here is one such recipe for breaded chicken cutlets.  My family loves it; I hope you will too.  Adjust the amount of pepper and spices to suit your individual taste.

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. thin boneless chicken cutlets

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs

1 1/2 tsp. black pepper

2 tsp. dried basil

1 tsp. dried oregano

1/4 tsp. paprika

2 tsp. parsley

2 tsp. dried rosemary, crushed

2 tsp. dried thyme

1 small pinch turmeric

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Pound chicken cutlets with meat tenderizer to soften, set aside.

3. Combine bread crumbs, pepper, spices and Parmesan cheese in a wide, shallow bowl.

4. Melt butter/margarine in microwave using a shallow bowl, mix with olive oil.

5. Using a fork, dip chicken cutlet in butter/olive oil mixture and flip, making sure whole cutlet is coated BUT NOT SMOTHERED in butter/oil. 

6. Drop cutlet in bread crumbs mixture, flip over, making sure entire cutlet is covered with bread crumbs.

7. Transfer to ungreased shallow baking pan.

8. Repeat until all cutlets are prepared.

9. Bake in oven on medium rack for 35-45 minutes, depending on thickness of cutlets. If you are using very thick cutlets, increase cooking time to 1 hour.  No need to flip the cutlets.

10. Test for doneness by cutting open the thickest cutlet. Breading should be light to medium brown, but not burned.

11. Remove from pan with a spatula and serve!

TIPS:

Lower cholesterol version: Reduce butter or just use olive oil; omit Parmesan cheese

The thinner the cutlet, the less you need to tenderize it. Thinner cutlets cook much faster, check them at 25-30 minutes to make sure breading is not burning.

Always make sure to crumble rosemary and thyme in hands before adding to food; this releases the flavor.

Substitute fresh herbs for even more flavor; reduce amount needed by half.