Chicken Parmesan
Thursday, November 20, 2008 by Pam
I wanted to serve a hearty meal for friends who were coming for dinner. I decided to make Chicken Parmesan and fresh steamed broccoli. My girlfriend brought a salad and fresh garlic bread to complete the meal. The chicken was perfectly cooked - moist and tender with a crunchy outside. The sauce was tangy and filled with mushrooms and the oozing cheese was delicious. If you don't feel like making the sauce or if you don't have a lot of time, use your favorite store bought spaghetti sauce - it works great too. The chicken was a huge hit with our friends and my family. A fantastic dinner! Sauce:
- Roasted Tomato and Onion Marinara
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 8 oz button or cremini mushrooms, sliced
Click on the link above for the roasted tomato and onion marinara recipe. While the tomatoes and onions are roasting, sauté the mushrooms. Add 1 tsp of olive oil to a skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the mushrooms and sauté until golden brown. Season with a bit of salt and set aside. Once the tomatoes and onions are roasted, place in the Dutch oven and finish making the sauce. Make sure you blend the sauce with the immersion blender BEFORE you add the sauteed mushrooms. Simmer the mushroom marinara for a few hours.
- 4 chicken breasts
- 2 eggs - beaten
- 1/2 cup Italian style bread crumbs
- 3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Dried basil, to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (I use lower fat)
- 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese, shredded
- Fresh Basil, chopped for garnish
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Trim chicken breasts of all fat. Cut each breast into two pieces. Heat large pan on medium heat; coat the pan with cooking spray and olive oil. Add salt and pepper to the beaten egg and mix. Add the grated Parmesan and dried basil to the bread crumbs and mix thoroughly. Dip chicken into eggs and then into bread crumbs. Add to pan and cook 3-4 minutes on each side. Make sure to spray the pan with cooking spray when you turn the chicken over.
In large baking dish add some spaghetti sauce and spread evenly over the bottom of the dish. Add chicken and top each piece with more sauce. Sprinkle the mozzarella evenly over the chicken then top with Parmesan cheese.
Bake uncovered for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest a few minutes before serving. Enjoy.
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I love chicken parm and forget to make it at home. Your recipe sounds delicious, and your sauce sublime.
I made something so similar last week. I just love chicken parm! Yours looks delicious.
This is such a warming favourite - yours looks fab!
Yay! Chicken parm is one of my most favorite Italian dishes. With a side of noodles in marinara sauce, it's just great comfort food!
It looks wonderful!
Ok, this dish I am DEFINITELY making.
I have left you an award on my recent post :)
My family loves chicken parm; you're right, it is a hearty meal. Yours looks fantastic!
Just looking to it makes me feel good, so i can imagine what it does when you have this.
Delicious
LOOKS SO GOOD!!!
What guy doesn't love chicken parm?
My husband begs for it, though I don't make it often.
I am not a big fan. Chicken w/ cheese never did it for me.
Yours looks great.
Can I send my husband over to your house????????
wow! that looks SO good! lucky friends and family :) hope to see more!
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wow this looks so delicious! definitely hearty and I like that there's not that much oil involved which makes your recipe a lot healthier than the traditional chicken parm!
hmm.....delicious
thanks for sharing it
jasmine celion
morefun-time.blogspot.com
mouth watering...delicous...
nice photos!!!!
Oh, this looks wonderful! It's been way too long since I've made chicken parmesan. This looks like a great one to try!
Look at all of that cheese!! Fantastic!
YUM! What a great dinner to serve your guests! Love your step by step photos, and that last photo really shows how beautiful this dish is. YUM!
I haven't had chicken parm in a while. Yours looks incredible, Pam!
You sure have friends over a lot for dinner. Loving to entertain as much as I do, I am not sure who is luckier, them or you!!!!! I don't make chick parm much and I don't know why actually. This looks incredible!!!
I think this is the best chicken parm I've ever seen! Beautiful.
This looks delicious!
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Lovely! I like how they are not all smashed together, but are nice individual servings.
Pam! This is the best looking Chicken Parmesan I have ever seen! What a wonderful recipe! It is definitely going to make an appearance on my table!
(I tagged you on my blog!)
This looks unbelievably good, your friends are very lucky!
All I can say is yum!!
Lovely dish
Wonderful colours, just great.
Have a mice weekend.
Ana x
UM the one time I made this, it sure as heck did not look like that! Good job!
I need to make this, real soon. It looks fabulous, Pam. I'm not surprised it was a hit with your guests.
A delicious hearty chicken treat! Looks really good topped off with a layer of melted cheese makes the whole deal real special!
There is something just so comforting about Chicken Parm. The goldenness with the cheese and sauce is just awesome. I'd show that off to friends anytime :)
This looks so good. I loved the first chicken parmesan you made.
DAMN does that look great - The photo makes me want to grab a fork and dig in!!! Excellent
That looks so incredibly appetizing! I love chicken parm! For some reason, I never thought to finish it off in the oven, but I'll definitely try it that way next time.
Hooray!!!!!! I got in! I am so relieved, I was missing out on all this delicious food. My family loves Parmesan cheese and to include in into a chicken recipe, sounds like heaven.
ps. Which widget was it that caused the problem?
Hooray for Italian food!
i've vowed never to order chicken parm at a restaurant because it's just so easy to do at home (and usually much better). what you've done here looks fantastic. :)
Can't go wrong with Chicken Parm. Look delicious <3
This looks great, I haven't make chicken parm in ages!
It looks fabulous! Thanks for the recipe... I am printing... now.
Perfectly done,pictures are making me hungry:)
Yum! That's the best chicken parmesaan I've ever seen!
Love the piles of cheese on the chicken! Parm is one of my favorite dishes to make on a cold day.
OK now that is some really good photos. They are all drool-worthy; that's a very good thing. After seeing these photos I now am making chick-parm for dinner Sunday.
Amazing!
I believe this is on my menu for the next week!
It's been way too long since I have made this... thanks for the reminder!
Can you publish a cookbook please?
i am bookmarking this for sure! i know my family and i would love this!
Looks great, wonderful job.
Easy & yummy! I luv it! The chicken is nicely coated with cheese. Must try! Beautiful shot!;)
I am a sucker for Chicken Parmesan, must be all those Jersey diners I came of age in. This looks like a great version.
Mouth watering pics here. You should call this one "Chicken Pam" :)
I've made chicken parm before but the recipe I had was way too complicated - something like 4 dredgings that left my hands a mess! I tried your recipe which was very easy and the chicken turned out so nice and tender. My husband loves chicken parm and raved about this one. I will definitely be making it again! Thanks!
I have made this recipe twice already and my Husband has requested this for his fathers day dinner. It is so good. He even asked me to double the recipe so he could take leftovers for lunch next week.
My son? He just groans in pleasure when I mention that I am going to make this.
I serve it with a side of pasta aioli, Caesar salad and garlic bread.
A new family favorite.