Chicken Parmesan

Easy Chicken Parmesan (Heaven on a Plate)

What You Need:

2 eggs, beaten

½ cup grated parmesan cheese

½ cup Italian bread crumbs

6 chicken breasts (or 3 split if they are really thick)

Jar of pasta sauce (or use the recipe below for homemade sauce)

Mozzarella cheese slices

Oil

What to do:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.  Get two bowls/dishes to use for battering your chicken.  Your beaten eggs go in one

     bowl and in the other bowl mix together the parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.

3.  Dip chicken into the egg and then coat with the parm/bread crumb mixture.

4.  Heat oil in a large skillet or pan and sauté chicken for about 10 minutes or until chicken

     is cooked through (juices run clear).

5.  Pour your pasta sauce into a 9x13 baking dish and add chicken.  Cover each piece of

     chicken with a slice of mozzarella cheese.

6.  Bake for 20 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly.

7.  Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve over pasta.

This dish is so simple and easy to make, yet it tastes like you might have slaved in the kitchen over it for hours!  It’s a definite crowd pleaser at my house. 

Homemade Marinara Sauce

1 tsp olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced/chopped

28 oz can crushed tomatoes (I like Tuttorosso)

15 oz can diced tomatoes (again, Tuttorosso)

¼ cup fresh chopped parsley

1 tsp dried oregano (because I can never find fresh)

¼ cup chopped fresh basil

1 ½ tbsp sugar

Dash or two of cinnamon (to counteract the acidity of the tomatoes)

salt and fresh pepper to taste

First, separate your parsley and basil into two piles.  You will add half in the beginning and half at the end.

Throw the first half of your basil and parsley into a large pot along with all the other ingredients and simmer for about 20 minutes.  Then add in the remaining basil and parsley and simmer for about 10 more minutes.

Taste sauce and adjust salt/sugar as needed.  If it is still too tart and acidic, add more sugar.  If it is too sweet, add more salt.