Chicken Parmesan
Easy homemade Chicken Parmesan recipe! Breaded and fried chicken cutlets are covered with tomato sauce, topped with Mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese, and baked in the oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Make this classic chicken parmesan for an easy weeknight dinner or for a special occasion!
What to serve with chicken parmesan besides spaghetti? You can serve it with Garlic Bread or Mashed Potato for a complete meal.
Yield: Serves 2
- 2 chicken breast cutlets, about 400 g
- 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup freshly Parmesan cheese, grated
- 4 slices of mozzarella cheese
- 1 egg
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
- salt
- 1 medium onion, grated on the large holes of a box grater
- 2 medium tomatoes, grated on the large holes of a box grater
- 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 cups crushed tomatoes
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
For chicken:
For sauce:
Prepare the sauce: Heat olive oil in a saucepan on medium-high heat. Add the onions and sauté for 4 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute or until fragrant.
Add the grated tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, oregano, red pepper flakes and sugar. Bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium. Cook uncovered for 10-12 minutes. Set aside.
Wash and pat dry the chicken breasts. Put each chicken breast between two layers of plastic wrap, on a chopping board and pound them to a thickness of approximately 1/4 inch.
Season each side with salt. In a shallow bowl (large enough to dredge the cutlets), mix together the bread crumbs and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan.
In separate shallow bowl, beat the egg. Dip the chicken breasts (1 piece at a time) in egg and then coat with bread crumbs mixture.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken breasts. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until they are golden brown, about 3-4 minutes on each side.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Spread enough tomato sauce to thickly coat the bottom of a 8x11-inch baking dish.
Place the chicken breasts on top of the tomato sauce in the baking dish.
Pour the tomato sauce over each of the chicken breasts. Sprinkle the tops with chopped basil.
Top the chicken breasts with slices of mozzarella, put two on each chicken breast. Then sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese.
Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes, or until the mozzarella begins to brown.
Serve with spaghetti or Garlic Bread with the remaining sauce on the side.
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This was awesome! Only thing I would change is double the sauce recipe! Love a lot of sauce!
I made this last week for just me and the hubby. So easy and so good!! I had some leftover spagetti sauce from sunday dinner so I used that for my sauce. Thanks for this oh so easy recipe.
just finished making this! so excited to taste it. thank you for the great recipe!
thanks i love it
I loved it ........ Thank you XOXOXO
yummy
Thanks, That's great.