This is a classic Italian chicken dish where thin fillets are cooked in a Parmesan crust then topped with tomato pasta sauce and cheese and baked until golden and bubbling. It’s usually served with cooked pasta but it equally delicious simply served with a mixed green salad. If you prefer more tomato sauce you can spread a layer of tomato pasta sauce in the bottom of the baking dish before adding the fried fillets or try a layer of lightly cooked baby spinach leaves flavoured with fried onions and garlic and a pinch of nutmeg.
Ingredients
- 2 large skinless chicken breast fillets
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 100g fresh white breadcrumbs
- 75g Parmesan cheese, finely grated
- Oil for shallow frying pan
- 4tbsp ready-made tomato pasta sauce
- 100g mozzarella cheese, sliced
- Cooked spaghetti, to serve
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Fan 170°C/Gas Mark 5. Slice each chicken fillet through the middle to make four thin fillets in total and season each with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place the beaten egg on one plate and mix the breadcrumbs and 50g of the Parmesan cheese on a second plate.
- Dip each chicken fillet in the beaten egg then coat in the breadcrumb mixture. Shallow fry the coated fillets in hot oil for 3 to 4 mins on each side until crisp and golden. Place in a shallow baking dish, spread over the tomato sauce and top with the sliced mozzarella cheese.
- Sprinkle over the rest of the Parmesan cheese and bake for 15 to 20 mins until the cheese is golden and bubbling. Serve with spaghetti.
Top Tip for making Chicken parmigiana
To save calories you can grill the breaded fillets under a medium heat for 4-5 mins on each side until golden.
-
Honey and sesame chicken
Looking for quick rice recipes? James Tanner's easy sesame chicken takes less than 15 mins to make and cost just over £2 per head - just follow our step-by-step video recipe.
By Octavia Lillywhite • Published
-
Pasta with smoked salmon and cream
Goodtoknow has lots of easy recipes and dinner for one recipes like this pasta with smoked salmon cream sauce. Find out more easy recipes at www.goodtoknow.co.uk
By Jennifer Shepherd • Published
-
Pasta shells with crayfish
This pasta shells with crayfish recipe is so easy to make and only takes 20 mins to rustle up
By Jessica Dady • Published
-
Sausage and bean stew
Our sausage and bean stew is a fail-safe family recipe. It's basically baked beans and sausages, but it's so good you'll never want to eat them out of a tin again.
By Jessica Dady • Published
-
Mexican bean sausage soup
Mexican bean and sausage soup is a warm and filling dinner or lunch recipe that you'll want to make time and time again with spicy chorizo and more
By Nichola Palmer • Published
-
Beans and sausage bake
This beans and sausage bake is packed with chunky potatoes, flageolet and kidney beans in a rich, tomato sauce. A perfect sausage supper.
By Octavia Lillywhite • Published
-
The Queen's strange pasta rule that Princess Charlotte breaks
By Kudzai Chibaduki • Published
-
Mrs Hinch leaves the internet in shock with very bizarre dinner recipe
By Hayley Minn • Published
-
These 7 everyday clothing items could get drivers FINED up to £5,000 - do you wear them at the wheel?
By Selina Maycock • Published