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 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Chicken Parmesan
- Prepare 1 pound of boneless skinless chicken (breast or tenders).
- It's 1 cup of Italian breadcrumbs.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese.
- You need 2 of eggs.
- You need 1 jar of spaghetti sauce.
- It's 2 cups of shredded cheese (mozerella or pizza blend).
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
- Mix eggs with a fork. In a separate container mix bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese..
- Pound out chicken to approximately 3/4 of an inch thick. Dip each piece of chicken in eggs (cover both sides completely) and the into bread crumb mixture..
- In a shallow baking dish pour 1/2 a jar of sauce on the bottom. Place each coated piece of chicken on top of sauce..
- Bake uncovered for 20 mins at 350F.
- After baking for 20 minutes pour additional sauce on top of chicken and top with shredded cheese. Bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until cheese is bubbly..
- Serve with spaghetti!.
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).