Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Chicken Parmesan

This is such a yummy recipe. I used to make one similar to this, but I would just use a jar of spaghetti sauce. Now that I've tasted this sauce I'll never go back to my old way. It's sooo much better. Also, you can cut a lot of fat out by skipping the breading and just placing the chicken in the pan raw. Just sprinkle a little bit of mozzarella and parm on top of the chicken and pour all the sauce on top. Bake it for about 40 mins instead of 30.

Chicken:
1-2 lbs chicken breasts
2 beaten eggs
Italian Bread Crumbs
1/4-1/2 cup olive oil
8 oz very thinly sliced mozzarella
1/4 c parmesan

Sauce:
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 cans Italian diced tomatoes
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp basil
1 tsp oregano
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Saute onion and garlic in oil until trasparent. Add rest of ingredients and simmer 10 mins.

Dip chicken in eggs then in bread crumbs. Heat oil and brown each side for 2-3 mins. Put chicken in bottom of 9x13 baking dish. Put one slice of cheese on top of each piece then sprinkle some parmesan, then put half of the sauce on top. Then repeat. Cover with foil and bake for 30-35 minutes. Serve over your favorite pasta - I like it with linguine.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This was SO good! Everyone liked it. Thanks!