Chicken Parmigiana

 

This week for Tuesday Treats I made a delicious quick meal. 

Chicken Parmigiana

My photography is not good,  I promise it looked a lot better than it looks in this photo. It tasted wonderful too.

You'll need:
1     small onion
1     clove garlic
1     tbs butter
1     can of diced tomatoes
1/2  tsp sugar
1/8  tsp salt
       dash of pepper
1/4  cup fresh basil (less if using dried, I never have fresh basil)
4     boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1/3  cup seasoned fine dry bread crumbs
4     tbs grated Parmesan cheese
1/2  tsp dried oregano
1     egg beaten
2     tbs milk
3     tbs olive oil
1/4  cup shredded mozzarella cheese

I started with the sauce. cook onion and garlic in hot butter until tender. stir in tomatoes, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring to boil. Simmer, uncovered, about 10 minutes. Stir in basil (if using dried basil add with tomatoes and other spices). set aside and keep warm.

Meanwhile. Pound chicken lightly to about 1/4 inch think in plastic wrap to keep counters clean.

Stir together bread crumbs and 3tbs of Parmesan cheese, and oregano. In another dish stir together egg and milk. Dip chicken in egg mixture then bread crumbs. (I like to dip chicken in flour before dipping it in egg to make it stick better.)

In a skillet cook chicken in hot oil for 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until done.

I decided that we needed some noodles too, so I made some fettuccine noodles. A secret I learned from "The Chew" is to cook your noodles 1 minutes less than the directions say on the package and let finish cooking in the sauce. It makes the noodles have a perfect al dente. 

Serve with extra mozzerela and parmesan cheese. 

Its delicious. Try it and tell me how you like it.