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 have chicken parmesan using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of chicken parmesan

You need 1 of seasoning salt.
It's 1 of black pepper.
Prepare 1 of cayenne pepper.
It's 1 of cooking oil.
It's 1 of half a box of spaghetti.
Prepare 4 of chicken breast.
Prepare 3/4 of flour.
It's 1 of mozzarella cheese (shredded or sliced).
It's 1/2 of breadcrumbs.
You need 1 of parmesan cheese.

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

put on a pot of cold water and bring to a boil.
add in spaghetti to the boiling water.
pour some oil into a frying pan enough to cook the chicken.
after chicken has been cleaned, use a meat pounder to even out the chicken breasts. If you do not have one, try to use your hands to achieve results. Add seasoning salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste and cover with flour and breadcrumbs mixture.
cook chicken for about 10-12 minutes thoroughly on each side. Preheat oven to 400°F.
after chicken is cooked thoroughly, pour sauce into a casserole dish. make sure there is enough to cover the bottom. add pieces of chicken breast and cover with shredded or sliced mozzarella cheese..
cook until cheese is a little brown or cheese has fully melted. serve with spaghetti and top off with parmesan cheese..

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. The main components of this dish, the sauce and the chicken, can be prepared in advance. When you're ready to eat, simply assemble and bake. To prepare homemade breadcrumbs instead of store-bought, try Lucinda's simple how-to. From the book "Mad Hungry" by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).