Chicken Parmesan

x 1

Can be prepared ahead of time, just bake longer than the allotted time on the recipe.
Main Dish
Comfort Food
Chicken
Dinner

Sauce

Ingredients

  • onion large
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • crushed tomatoes canned
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • sugar pinch
  • salt to taste

Preparation

  1. Sauté onions in oil for 2-3 minutes.
  2. Add garlic, and cook a little longer.
  3. Add remaining ingredients and cook while preparing chicken.

Chicken

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken cutlets
  • salt to taste
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 cup parmesan
  • oil
  • fresh basil or pesto
  • mozzarella cheese

Preparation

  1. Pound meat with mallet until flattened to ½-½ inch. Salt pieces well.
  2. In a bowl, mix together bread crumbs, ½ cup parmesan, and a pinch of salt.
  3. In a separate bowl, beat eggs.
  4. Dredge chicken in eggs, then in flour mixture. Fry in oil until golden.
  5. Spread some sauce in bottom of a roasting pan. Layer chicken on top of sauce and ladle the rest of the sauce over top.
  6. Sprinkle basil over sauce and top with remaining parmesan and mozzarella.
  7. Bake at 400°F for 10-12 minutes.