Sandras Chicken Parmigiana Recipes

CHICKEN PARMIGIANA (PARMESAN)

Steps:

• 1. If your cutlets are really thick it will take too long to cook. I like to pound them thin between two pieces of clear wrap or place them in a plastic bag and pound with a food mallet.
• 2. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
• 3. Set up your workstation with bread crumbs, flour, and egg.
• 4. Dip each cutlet in flour.
• 5. Then egg.
• 6. Coat in bread crumbs.
• 7. Once they are all ready, fry in a pan with heated cooking oil until golden brown (about 2-3 minutes on each side). If you have a big frying pan you can do them in two batches. If you have a smaller frying pan and need to fry in multiple batches, don't use all the oil at one as it may be too much.
• 8. Transfer to a long baking pan lined with about a cup of tomato sauce.
• 9. Top each cutlet with some tomato sauce.
• 10. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and mozzarella over the cutlets.
• 11. Bake in a 350-degree oven for about 30 minutes or until cheese melts. Cooking time may be less depending on the thickness of the cutlets.
• 12. Remove from the oven and sprinkle some basil or parsley.

SANDRA'S CHICKEN PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• Flatten the chicken breasts with a mallet.
• Then start to heat the oil in a large frying pan.
• While the oil is heating, combine the eggs, salt and pepper.
• Dip the breasts into the egg mixture, and then into breadcrumbs.
• About now, start to preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• When the oil is hot, brown breasts on both sides, then drain them on paper towels.
• Transfer breasts to a baking dish that will hold them all in one layer.
• Drain all but 1 teaspoon of the remaining oil from frypan.
• In the frypan, saute garlic for 1 minute, then add tomato sauce (puree) and basil, and bring to a boil.
• Turn down and simmer for 10 minutes, then stir in butter.
• Pour tomato mixture over chicken breasts, and sprinkle with parmesan.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and put mozzarella slices neatly over chicken pieces.
• Bake uncovered for another 10 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy.