Italian•healthy
Clean Eating Baked Chicken Parmigiana
Clean and Delicious recipe - Italian
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb of thinly sliced boneless (skinless chicken breasts (4 cutlets))
- 1 egg beaten
- 1/2 cup of Italian breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp of grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 ounces of fresh (part skim mozzarella cheese)
- 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 425.
- 2
Place beaten egg in a wide mouth-shallow bowl.
- 3
In a separate wide mouth-shallow bowl combine breadcrumbs andParmesan cheese. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper and then dip each breast into the egg mixture followed by the breadcrumbs.
- 4
Place chicken on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake for eight minutes on each side.
- 5
Remove from the oven and top with each breasts with about 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce and a half ounce of fresh mozzarella cheese. Pop back into the oven for two minutes or until the cheese has melted.
- 6
Serve along with some whole-wheat spaghetti or spaghetti squash.Enjoy!
- 7
Serves 4.