Chicken Parmesan
Who doesn't love a good chicken parmesan!? This Italian/American dish has been a family favourite for ages; it truly never gets old! Whether you are craving something crunchy, fatty, carb heavy, or cheesy...you are sure to find all of the above in this delicious recipe.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F and begin boiling a pot of salted water to cook your spaghettini.
- Take two 200g (approx) chicken breasts and cut both pieces in half length wise to form four flat pieces. Place all four pieces between two large sheets of saran wrap. With a meat tenderizer or any other blunt object that could act as a hammer (my favourite is a rolling pin) beat the saran wrapped chicken flat. You are wanting the chicken to flatten out to approximately two-three times its original size
- Place egg, flour, and bread crumbs in three separate bowls. Make sure the egg is well beaten with a fork. Add your oregano, parmesan, garlic powder, and salt to the breadcrumbs.
- Dunk each peice of chicken breast first in the flour, then into the egg, then into the flour again, back into the egg one more time, and lastly into the seasoned bread crumbs. Place completed chicken breast onto a clean plate until all pieces have been coated.
- In a medium pan heat cooking oil over medium heat until it becomes hot enough to begin frying. Once oil has reached approximately 350F place your chicken breasts in the oil and fry on both sides until they become crispy and golden brown. Please note that it is okay to slightly undercook the chicken at this stage because it will cook further in the preheated oven. If you cook the chicken all the way at this stage it will dry out by the end of the whole process.
- Transfer cooked chicken onto a paper towel covered plate to catch and soak up the excess oil/grease.
- In an oven safe casserole dish modestly cover the bottom of the dish with your tomato sauce and place the pieces of chicken on top making sure nothing is overlapping. Add on the mozzarella cheese to the top of each piece and cook in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the center.
- While chicken is cooking in the oven I like to heat the extra tomato sauce in a separate pan on the stove over medium-low heat and toss the cooked spaghetti in it before serving. Top with more parmesan and fresh basil before serving for that extra kick.