How to Make Tasty chicken parmesan

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 15 ingredients and 22 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of chicken parmesan

1. You need 3 of boneless skinless chicken breasts.
2. Prepare 2 can of italian crushed tomatoes.
3. It's 1 of carrot.
4. It's 1/2 large of onion.
5. Prepare 4 of garlic cloves.
6. Prepare 1/2 of fresh chopped parsley.
7. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of salt.
8. You need 1/4 cup of sugar.
9. It's 2 cup of seasoned breadcrumbs.
10. It's 2 of eggs.
11. You need 1 cup of flour.
12. You need 1 of fresh motzerella ball.
13. You need 1/4 cup of fresh grated parmesan.
14. Prepare 1/2 lb of spaghetti.
15. You need 1/4 cup of olive oil.

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

1. preheat oven 425.
2. add olive oil to bottom of sauce pan.
3. in a blender pulse carrot, onion and garlic until very fineadd to heated oil.
4. cook for about five mins.
5. add both cans of crushed tomatoes.
6. add salt, sugar and parsley.
7. simmer until ready for use at least 30 mins.
8. with wax paper over one chicken breast beat it with mallot or rolling pin until about 1/2 inch thick. do to each breast.
9. make a breading station flour in one, eggs in another dish and breadcrumbs in the last dish.
10. heat a large skillet with couple tbs of olive oil.
11. bread each breast by lightly coating it with flour, then egg then completely cover in breadcrumbs place in heated skillet each breaded breast.
12. let chicken brown about five mins each side.
13. in a large enough baking dish add about 11/2 cups of your sauce.
14. place browned chicken on top of sauce.
15. boil water and add pasta.
16. add a scoop of sauce to the top of each breast.
17. then top with slice of cheese.
18. sprinkle parmesan on top.
19. place in oven for about 15 minutes til chicken is cooked through and cheese is melted.
20. remove from oven top with freshly chopped parsley.
21. serve each breast with a side of pasta.
22. you will have extra sauce I always like extra.

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).