
Baked Chicken Parmesan
Ingredients
- 900 g chicken breast boneless, skinless
- 65 g panko breadcrumbs
- 100 g parmesan cheese grated
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 4 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp. to grease dish
- 250 g tomato passata
- 115 g mozzarella cheese shredded
- fresh basil, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 230°C and grease an oven-proof dishwith 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
- Slice each chicken breast in half, lengthways, then place thechicken on a cutting board and cover with plastic wrap. Using ameat tenderizer, pound the chicken to a ½-inch thickness. Setaside.
- In a large bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese,garlic powder and salt. Whisk the egg into a medium bowl.
- Dip each chicken breast first into the beaten egg, shaking off anyexcess, then into the breadcrumb mixture.
- Heat ½ tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over a medium-lowheat. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes oneach side, until golden brown. Wipe the skillet between eachchicken breast to remove any brown bits and continue to saute theremaining pieces of chicken.
- Transfer the chicken to an oven-proof dish and top the chickenbreasts with the tomato passata and sprinkle over the shreddedmozzarella.
- Bake the chicken in the oven for approximately 7 minutes or untilthe mozzarella has melted and the chicken is cooked through.
- Sprinkle over freshly chopped basil and serve immediately.
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