Chicken Parmesan. Simple Chicken Parmesan is the perfect dish to lure kids into the kitchen - what kid doesn't like chicken tenders and spaghetti? And this dish is loaded with mini cooking lessons. With one simple recipe, kids learn how to boil pasta, mince garlic, grate cheese, make tomato sauce, and pound, bread and saute cutlets.

Place bread crumbs and cheese in another shallow bowl. Stir the oil and herbs in a small bowl to blend. Brush both sides of the cutlets with the herb oil. You can cook Chicken Parmesan using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken Parmesan

You need 1 lb of chicken cutlets.
You need 1/4 lb of mozzarella cheese.
You need 1 of grated Parmesan cheese.
It's 1 of spaghetti sauce (home made or jar).
You need 1 packages of preferred pasta, cooked according to package directions. (I used fettuccine).
It's 1 tsp of fresh thyme.
It's 1 tsp of fresh oregano.
It's 1 tsp of fresh rosemary.
Prepare 1 tsp of fresh flat leaf parsley.

Pound the chicken thin: Place the chicken cutlets one at a time between two layers of plastic wrap or wax paper. Dip chicken in egg; then in bread crumbs. Place slices of mozzarella on top of chicken. Everyone loves chicken parmesan but the traditional recipe can be so time-consuming.

Chicken Parmesan step by step

Preheat oven to 500°.
Finely chop all herbs and mix with 4 tablespoons olive oil. (More or less oil to your liking).
Brush herbed oil over chicken..
In a pan large enough to hold all the chicken over medium high heat, cook chicken until browned, 2-4 minutes per side..
Remove chicken from heat and transfer to a greased baking dish. (You can skip this step if you used an oven safe pan).
Spoon sauce to cover each piece of chicken, as well as a little around the pan. Cover with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses and bake for 5-10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and cheese is bubbly..
Serve over noodles, using extra sauce as needed. Garnish with Parmesan cheese and flat leaf parsley..

Between making the homemade sauce and pounding, breading, and pan-frying the chicken—not to mention melting the cheese over the chicken in the oven—the dish takes well over an hour and leaves you with a sinkful of dishes. Spread out to cover the whole bottom of the pan. Lay down as many chicken breasts as will fit on the mixture. Make chicken: Prepare breading station with three large mixing bowls: one bowl with panko, garlic powder, and Parmesan mixed with a fork; another with the egg mixture; and. Carefully lay chicken breasts on top of the sauce and completely cover them in grated Parmesan.