I made homemade chicken parmesan this week and it was amazingly simple, utterly delicious, and CHEAP since we had all of the ingredients already on hand! (Must give credit to my fellow WC employee Nicole J. for sharing it with me!)
*4 chicken breasts
*Can or jar of spaghetti sauce
*Breadcrumbs
*1 or 2 Eggs
*Mozzarella or parmesan cheese
*Olive or Vegetable Oil
Pound or flatten the breasts until thin. Dip in beaten egg, then breadcrumbs (I made my own breadcrumbs by toasting a couple of pieces of bread in the oven and then grinding them up with garlic power and Italian seasoning), then transfer to a hot frying pan that is coated in oil. Brown both sides of chicken. Pour the entire jar of spaghetti sauce over the chicken and bring to a simmer. Cover pan (I used aluminum foil b/c my pan is missing its lid :) ... I simmered it for about 15 minutes. Check the chicken to see if it's cooked through. Add grated or sliced mozzarella or parmesan cheese and cover for another 2-3 minutes (just long enough for the cheese to melt.) And then you're done!
I also boiled some spaghetti to use some of the extra sauce. So we had chicken parmesan and spaghetti for dinner--lots of carbs but it was amazing!
I would say we'd be pretty good at flattening breasts. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, do you just put the spaghetti sauce in the oil, or do you drain the oil first? I would very much like to make my own chicken parmigiana. Have you tried that nummy pork chop recipe I gave you yet?
ReplyDeletehahahaha...it's funny cause it's true :)
ReplyDeleteAnd, I didn't drain the oil b/c there wasn't much left after browning the chicken. But if it grosses you out by all means drain the oil!
And I did try a version of the recipe using chicken breasts b/c I didn't have porkchops, and it turned out pretty good!