Simple, quick and delicious Chicken Parmesan. A family favorite.
Course Chicken
Author Rob
Ingredients
6chicken breast cutlets
¾cupItalian bread crumbs
¾cupfresh Parmesan cheesegrated
3-4eggs
8tablespoonsolive oil
8slicesmozzarella cheese
2tablespoonsfresh basil leavesfinely chopped
2tablespoonsfresh Italian parsleyfinely chopped
salt and pepper
I like my cutlet’s about 1/2 inch thick. If they are too think Slice them and place them between two sheets of wax paper and pound them with a meat mallet.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Salt and pepper chicken to taste.
Mix eggs and parmesan cheese and dip chicken in egg and parmesan cheese.
Then bread crumbs .
Fry in olive oil in hot skillet, turning and browning for 10 minutes or until chicken is done.
Place chicken in a 9 x 13 pan or suitable sized pan for your chicken.
Spoon about 2 tablespoons of sauce over each piece of chicken and sprinkle a bit of chopped basil and chopped parley over each piece.
Add sliced mozzarella cheese and bake for about 15 -20 minutes until cheese is melted and browned a bit.
Notes
The Tomato Sauce Recipe 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 32 cans crushed tomatoes ( see note) sea salt and fresh ground black pepper 4 fresh basil leaves 2 dried bay leavesIn a large pot heat olive oil , add onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent about 3 minutes. season with salt and pepper. Add tomatoes basil and bay leaves and simmer covered over low heat for about 1 hour until it has thickened up. Remove bay leaves and throw away. Taste sauce for seasonings and adjust if you need to. Any extra sauce can be frozen. Note : I like a very smooth sauce so I put my tomatoes in a blender before making the sauce. You can also do this after the sauce is cooked.