Chicken Parmigiana

Chicken Parmigiana

Chicken breasts sautéed and covered with a tomato sauce.

Most people think of this recipe as quintessential Italian, but they would be hard pressed to find such a dish in Italy. I ate my first «chicken parmesan» during my first trip to North America. Since then I have developed my own version, which I am happy to share with you.

6 servings
Preparation 15 min / Cooking 20 min
380 calories per serving 
  • Can be done in advance
  • Can be frozen
  • Easy
  • Nuts & Peanuts Free
  • Halal
  • Kid-friendly
Recipe Nutrition Info Reviews (0) My Notes

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into thin cutlets   600 g
2 eggs size large  
3 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated   9 g
3 tbsp bread crumbs   24 g
1 2/3 cup My Mother's Tomato Sauce (Recipe)   420 ml
6 bocconcini / fresh mozzarella   340 g
1/4 cup canola oil   65 mL
  salt to taste    
  ground pepper to taste    
  plastic wrap, to flatten the cutlets    

Before you start

Keep the serving plates warm on the stove while you're preparing the dish.

Method

  1. Spread the tomato sauce into the bottom of a baking dish.
  2. Slice each breast horizontally into thin cutlets. Flatten the cutlets between 2 plastic films and tenderize them, using a meat pounder or a rolling pin.
  3. Prepare 2 shallow dishes for the egg and coating mixture: beat the egg in one, combine bread crumbs and grated Parmesan in the other. Dip one chicken cutlet at the time in the egg, let the excess egg drip off before coating the cutlet with the bread crumbs mixture. Turn the cutlets to coat both sides.
  4. Heat the oil in a skillet on medium heat. Sauté the chicken cutlets 3-4 min on each side, until golden. Add salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to the baking dish, placing them side by side on top of the tomato sauce. Top each cutlet with a thin slice of mozzarella.
  5. Preheat the broiler. Broil the cutlets about 10 cm from the heat source 6-8 min, until the cheese is melted and lightly browned in spots.
  6. Serve on the warmed plates.

Remarks

The chicken cutlets can be frozen right after having been covered with the mozzarella slices and tomato sauce, and then individually wrapped. They can be broiled 15 min, taken directly from the freezer.

Servings of Canada's Food Guide

1 serving of this recipe is equivalent to:

Vegetables and Fruit: ½ serving
Grain Products: ¼ serving
Milk and Alternatives: 1¼ serving
Meat and Alternatives: 1¼ serving

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Claims

Free :
Added Sugar
Source of :
Folacin, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Omega-3, Potassium, Selenium, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin D, Vitamin K, Zinc
Good source of :
Calcium, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B12, Vitamin E
Excellent source of :
Niacin, Phosphorus, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6

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Nutrition Facts Table

Nutrition Facts

per 1 serving (210g)

Amount

% DV*

* DV = Daily Value

Calories

380

Fat

24 g

37 %

Saturated 10 g
+ Trans 0.5 g

53 %

Cholesterol

155 mg

Sodium

310 mg

13 %

Carbohydrate

6 g

2 %

Fibre

1 g

3 %

Sugars

2 g

Protein

35 g

Vitamin A

30 %

Vitamin C

10 %

Calcium

20 %

Iron

10 %

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This recipe is in the following categories: Poultry | Tomatoes | Main courses/Entrées | Halal | High Calcium | Source of Omega-3 | Bake | American


My Mother's Tomato Sauce

My Mother's Tomato Sauce

The tomato sauce is a pillar of Italian cuisine. Even if it is rather simple, there are as many versions as there are Italian families! These recipes are passed on from mother to daughter, each convinced they own the only «true» one and are therefore kept secret. I will share THE true one with you.

625 ml (2.5 cups)
Preparation 10 min / Cooking 20 min
  • Can be done in advance
  • Can be frozen
  • Very easy
  • Gluten Free
  • Nuts & Peanuts Free
  • Halal
  • Kosher
  • Vegetarian
  • Kid-friendly
Recipe

Ingredients

1 2/3 cup canned tomatoes (diced)   400 g
1 clove garlic  
1/2 onions, finely chopped   100 g
1/2 carrots, finely chopped   50 g
1/4 stalk celery, finely chopped   18 g
1 tbsp olive oil   15 mL
1 1/2 tbsp butter, unsalted   20 g
1/2 tsp salt   2 g
1/4 tsp ground pepper   1 g

Before you start

A food processor to chop the vegetables and a pressure cooker to reduce the cooking time would make things easier with this recipe.

Method

  1. Finely chop the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic.
  2. Heat the oil and butter in the pressure cooker or in a saucepan over low heat. Add the chopped vegetables. Cook 4-5 min, stirring a few times: the vegetables must soften without burning. Add the diced tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste.
  3. If you are using a pressure cooker, cover, close, and bring to high pressure. Cook 15 min from the time it starts to spatter. (Follow the manufacturer's directions to determine when high pressure has been reached). If you are not using a pressure cooker, simmer, covered, for about 45 min.

Remarks

This sauce can be stored up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator. Freeze larger quantities.

This recipe is in the following categories: Tomatoes | Sauces & Dips | Halal | Kosher | Vegetarian | Italian

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