Chicken Parmigiana

Chicken Parmigiana

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • ¾ cup bread crumbs
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 2 cups san Marzano tomatoes or equivelant
  • 2 tbsp fresh basil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ½ cup parmesan regianno grated
  • ¾ cup mozzarella grated

Instructions
 

  • Cut each chicken breast into 3 pieces. Combine salt, pepper and bread crumbs. Dip chicken in beaten egg and roll in the bread crumb mixture.
  • In a frying pan, heat the oil and brown chicken on both sides. Remove the chicken from the pan and place in a shallow baking dish.
  • With an immersion blender (or food processor) blend the san Marzano tomatoes until relatively smooth. 
    In a medium saucepan, cook the garlic in a ½ tbsp olive oil, add tomato sauce and basil. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes to reduce.
  • Pour sauce over chicken, top with grated parmesan. Bake at 350℉, covered for 30 minutes. Uncover and top chicken with grated mozzarella, bake for an additional 10-15 minutes.
Keyword chicken