Dinner Tonight: Chicken Parmesan

Name: Dinner Tonight: Chicken Parmesan
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 794 grams crushed tomatoes; 1 teaspoons dried basil; 118 milliliters dry bread crumbs; 1 large egg; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 0 teaspoons granulated sugar; 177 milliliters mozzarella cheese, grated; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 0 teaspoons dried oregano; 59 milliliters Parmesan cheese; 4 servings Salt and black pepper; 454 grams large boneless, skinless, chicken breasts (about each), tenderloins removed; 227 grams spaghetti or linguine

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Dinner Tonight: Chicken Parmesan a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 802 calories, 45g of protein, and 39g of fat. Head to the store and pick up canned tomatoes, chicken breasts, granulated sugar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the dry bread crumbs you could follow this main course with the Gluten Free Dairy Free Coconut Tarts as a dessert.

Instructions

First, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Then start with the sauce.

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Water

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Pour 1/4 cup of the olive oil into a pot set over medium-high heat.

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Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Dump in the tomatoes, along with the dried basil, dried oregano, sugar, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, or until it has thickened up nicely.

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Salt And Pepper

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Dried Basil

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While the sauce is cooking, slice each chicken breast in half horizontally, so you end up with four roughly 4-ounce portions of chicken. Each one should be about 1/4-inch thick.

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Sauce

Crack the egg into a small pie pan or baking dish, add 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and beat until combined. In another small pie pan or baking dish, combine the bread crumbs, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and a few cracks of pepper.

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Dip one of the chicken cutlet into the beaten, and then into the bread crumbs. Toss to coat.

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Dip

Place it on a wire rack set over a large pan, and repeat process with other cutlets.

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Preheat the broiler.

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Pour the rest of the olive oil into a large skillet set over medium-high heat. When the oil just starts to shimmer, add the cutlets. They should all fit in a single layer. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes, flipping halfway through. Wash the rack while you cook the cutlets, and dry. Set the cooked cutlets on the cleaned wire rack.

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Add the pasta along with 2 teaspoons of salt to the boiling water. Cook according to the directions on the box.

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Drain when done and set aside.

Top each cutlet with a quarter of the mozzarella and parmesan.

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Parmesan

Place wire rack set over the pan under the broiler, about 4 to 5 inches from the top, and broil for about 2 to 3 minutes, or until the cheese is nicely browned and bubbly.

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