Chicken Parmesan a la Mama May

Browning the chicken in the olive oil, mmm.....
Just out of the oven!
The plated dish! (Cliff and I usually split a half breast as they grow once you have pounded them flat and added the breading.)


This is such an Easy recipe for Chicken Parmesan and it really hits the spot when you are in the mood for Italian! Thank you to Mama May for this recipe and many others :)

Cliff and I are currently a family of two so we usually cut this recipe down to suit our needs. I'll give the measurements we use for the two of us as well. :)

Ingredients

6 med. chicken breast halves, pounded flat (about 1/4 inch) You don't want them toooo flat or they will fall apart on you. * For two people we use two breast halves

1 1/3 c dry bread crumbs. * We 1/3 the recipe on just about everything or eyeball it. We have made our own bread crumbs when we are feeling industrious. Otherwise, we just use "Progresso Italian Style" bread crumbs and they work really well.

1/3 c. grated parmesan cheese. *( I would be lying if I said that I actually 1/3 this part of the recipe for us. I probably use about 1/3 a cup for the two of us........

3 eggs beaten. * 1 for two people

1 tsp. salt I don't usually add too much salt but it's up to you. I'm that way about everything.

Pepper to taste

1/3 cup olive oil. *(enough to light cover the bottom of your pan will do)

2 c. or more marinara sauce of your choice. * We make our own and use leftover sauce throughout the week. I'll post the recipe for that sauce a little later

6 slices (or grated 3 0z.) mozzarella cheese. * Cliff and I actually put two slices on each halve breast because we loooove cheese. Isn't that what makes chicken parmesan so good??

Instructions

1. Combine the bread crumbs and the parmesan cheese on a large plate.

2. Combine the egg(s) salt and pepper and any additional spices (i.e. cayenne pepper...) on another plate OR a pie plate works GREAT! (Thanks Stephanie!)

3. Dip pounded chicken breasts into egg mixture and then into the bread and cheese mixture, coating well.

4. Brown chicken in olive oil in skillet. (Golden brown on each side) This will almost cook the chicken all the way through because it is pounded so flat.

5. Put chicken in baking dish, pour sauce over chicken (Just a little, I usually put a little sauce on the bottom of the dish too.) Put mozzarella cheese on top (I usually sprinkle some extra parmesan cheese on the chicken before the mozzarella too.)

6. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes (or until the cheese just barely starts to bubble up and turn a little brown)

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