Low Calorie Parmesan Chicken With Tomato Cream Sauce Recipes

LOW CALORIE PARMESAN CHICKEN WITH TOMATO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• For Tomato Cream sauce:.
• Heat oil in a non-stick saucepan over medium heat until hot.
• Add garlic, saute until tender.(do not brown! it makes the garlic bitter).
• Add cans of tomato and next 5 ingredients.
• Bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered,20 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Combine milk and flour in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
• Gradually add milk mixture to tomato sauce, stirring constantly.
• Cook, stirring constantly for 5 minutes until slightly thickened; stir in cheese.
• Set lid on pot and keep warm on low.
• For Parmesan chicken:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine milk and mustard,stirring with a whisk.
• Combine breadcrumbs and next 4 ingredients in a bowl.
• Dip chicken in milk mixture, then dredge in breadcrumb mixture.
• Lightly mist a baking sheet with cooking spray and place chicken on it.
• Bake for 15 minutes then flip chicken and bake for another 15 on other side.
• *With 10 minutes left for chicken to be done start cooking pasta.
• Place 1 cup pasta on each plate top with chicken breast.
• Ladle some tomato cream sauce over pasta and chicken.
• Sprinkle with a little extra Parmesan cheese.
• serve:).

ZUCCHINI NOODLES IN GARLIC-PARMESAN CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Toss zucchini noodles with salt in a large bowl. Spread out on a layer of paper towels to absorb excess moisture.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat, then stir in flour. Add minced garlic and stir until garlic is fragrant and flour has thickened, about 1 minute.
• Slowly pour in cream and milk, stirring constantly, until the mixture begins to boil and thicken, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Turn heat to low, stir in grated Parmesan cheese, and keep stirring until cheese is melted.
• Blot zucchini noodles with more paper towels to soak up excess moisture and add zoodles to the sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and warm noodles in the sauce until desired tenderness, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Toss with sliced cherry tomatoes before serving and garnish with parsley.

CHICKEN PARMESAN - LOW FAT

Steps:

• Remove any clinging fat from the chicken and discard; wash and pat dry.
• Lay chicken between sheets of waxed paper- I save cereal box liners for this purpose; gently pound with the fleshy part of your fist (or a meat mallet) to flatten slightly.
• Rub all over with Italian dressing& let it sit while measuring out the remaining ingredients.
• Combine bread crumbs and seasonings on a piece of wax paper.
• Spray a large non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and place over medium heat.
• When hot, dredge dressing coated breasts through the bread crumb mixture and sauté until golden, about 5- 8 minutes per side.
• Spoon some spaghetti sauce on top of each breast, sprinkle with Parmesan& top with mozzarella; cover pan and continue to cook over medium heat until sauce is hot and cheese melts, about 3-5 minutes.