Chicken Parmesan

Serves  6
Prep Time  25 min
Cooking Time  50 min
Ingredients

• 3 whole chicken breasts
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 3/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 cups tomato sauce (Passatta)
• 1/4 tsp basil
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 8oz/225g mozzarella cheese, sliced and cut into triangles

Method

• Pound chicken lightly until 1/4-inch thick.
• Cut each breast in two
• Combine egg, salt and pepper. Dip chicken breast in egg mixture and roll in bread crumbs.
• In a skillet, heat oil until hot.
• Brown chicken on both sides.
• Remove chicken to a shallow baking dish.
• Pour off excess oil.
• Stir tomato sauce, basil and garlic in frying pan.
• Bring to a boil. Simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir in margarine.
• Pour sauce over chicken.
• Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over sauce; cover dish and bake at 350ºF/180ºC/gas mark 4 for 30 minutes.
• Uncover dish, add mozzarella (cheese slices) on chicken and bake for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Equipment

• Skillet or frying pan
• Baking dish

Shopping List

• Chicken
• Eggs
• Olive oil
• Tomato sauce (Passatta)
• Dried basil
• Garlic
• Butter