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 15 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken Parmesan

Prepare of Chicken Base.
It's 4 of Chicken Fillets.
You need 100 grams of Breadcrumbs.
Prepare 1 of Egg.
You need of Bechamel Sauce.
It's 425 ml of Milk.
Prepare 1 of Bay Leaf.
You need 1 pinch of Black Pepper.
It's 1 pinch of Salt.
You need 20 grams of Flour.
It's 40 grams of Plain Flour.
Prepare 1 stick of Carrot (peeled and cut into sticks).
Prepare 1 1/2 small of onion (skinned and cut into half).
Prepare of Topping.
Prepare 250 grams of Cheddar 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 instructions

Preheat Oven to 200°F.
Crack egg into large enough dish to lay a Chicken Fillet flat, and beat Egg..
Flatten Chicken with Hammer.
Dip Chicken Fillets into Egg and Coat.
Coat Chicken Fillets in Breadcrumbs.
Deep Fry Breaded Fillets until just cooked and Golden Brown. Around 10 to 15 minutes. After cooking, place on Kitchen towel to absorb excess oil..
Meanwhile, heat Milk up in a small heavy bottomed pan. Careful not burn bottom of pan..
Add Bay Leaf, onion, and Carrot to Milk, and gently warm for around 10 minutes. Essentially you are flavorings the milk..
Once Milk has been flavoured, strain and discard of onion, bay leaf and Carrot..
Next, heat Butter in large pan and turn heat down once melted, to a simmering heat..
Add flour to butter and stir. the mix will become very thick and look like a Sandy texture. This is a roux..
Add a little bit of Milk at a time, about 50ml. Stir until the milk has been absorbed.
Once all Milk has been absorbed. You should now have your Bechamel Sauce..
Spread Breaded Chicken Fillets with Bechamel Sauce and place into the oven (15mins). The sauce will become less thick once heated up in oven..
Now that your Breaded Chicken Fillets have been cooked through and Bechamel sauce is starting to cook and bubble, Add your Cheddar Cheese and Grill until cheese has melted..
Serve immediately with Homemade Chips and Salad. Garlic Mayonnaise makes a great Condiment.

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).