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 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Parmesan

Prepare 2 of eggs, beaten.
It's 1/4 cup of dry bread crumbs.
You need 4 of skinless, boneless chicken breast halves.
You need 1 jar of (16oz) spaghetti sauce.
It's 1/4 lb of shredded mozzarella cheese.
Prepare 1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
It's 1/3 cup of all-purpose flour.
It's 1/4 tsp of salt.
You need 1/8 tsp of pepper.
Prepare 1 pinch of Mrs Dash seasoning salt.
You need 1/2 cup of milk.

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 350°. Lightly grease medium baking sheet..
Pound chicken between wax paper or plastic wrap to about 1/4 inch thickness. Mix flour, salt, and pepper in shallow dish. Mix milk and eggs in seperate shallow dish. And mix bread crumbs, seasoning salt, and parsley in 3rd shallow dish..
Coat chicken in flour mix. Then dip chicken into milk mix. Then into bread crumb mix..
Place coated chicken on prepared baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or til no longer pink and juices run clear..
Pour half of spaghetti sauce into 7x11 inch baking dish. Place chicken over sauce and cover with remaining sauce. Sprinkle mozzarella and parmesan cheeses on top and return to preheated oven 20 minutes..
Serve.

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).