Chef Flowers Cheat Chicken Parmigiana Recipes

MY CHICKEN PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• Beat egg and set into a rimmed plate.
• Set bread crumbs in a second rimmed plate.
• Dip chicken breasts into the egg, then into the crumbs,coating both sides and shaking off excess.
• Melt butter or margarine over medium heat in a large, deep skillet. Add chicken breast halves to the pan and brown on both sides - just enough to brown the chicken, not to fully cook it yet.
• Pour spaghetti sauce into the pan, immediately reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the chicken has cooked all the way through, about 15-20 minutes but the time will vary depending upon the thickness and size of your chicken breasts.
• Sprinkle with parsley and cheeses, re-cover, and simmer just until cheese melts- about 5 minutes.
• Serve with cooked spaghetti.

CHICKEN PARMIGIANA (COURTESY OF BOBBY FLAY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Dredge each breast in the flour and tap off excess, then dip in the egg and let excess drip off, then dredge on both sides in the bread crumbs.
• Divide the oil between 2 large saute pans and heat over high heat until almost smoking. Add 2 chicken breasts to each pan and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
• Transfer to a baking sheet and top each breast with some tomato sauce, a few slices of the mozzarella, salt and pepper, and a tablespoon of Parmesan.
• Bake in the oven until the chicken is cooked through and the cheese is melted, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and garnish with basil or parsley leaves.

CRISPY & CHEESY CHICKEN PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• SAUCE:.
• In a medium saucepan, cook the onion, garlic, and parsley in the oil for approximately 15 minutes. Add stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, oregano, basil, salt, pepper, and sugar. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste for flavor and add more sugar if sauce is too tart.
• In a shallow bowl or pie plate, stir together the egg, milk, and dash of salt and pepper; set aside. In another shallow bowl or pie plate, combine the bread crumbs, 1 Tablespoon Parmesan cheese, and dash of salt and pepper; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly pound chicken breasts, between 2 sheets of plastic wrap, with a mallet. Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Dip each breast in the egg mixture and then the bread crumbs, coating well with crumbs. Cook the breasts in the hot oil until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side.
• Spread 1 cup of the sauce on the bottom of a 9"x13" baking dish. Place the breasts over the sauce. Spread 1-1/2 cups of sauce over the breasts, then sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake until cheese melts.
• Toss cooked pasta with remaining sauce. Serve pasta on the side.

MY CHICKEN PARMIGIANA WITH HOMEMADE PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Pasta Sauce:.
• In dutch oven or large saucepot, heat olive oil over medium heat for about 1-2 minutes.
• Add chopped onion and garlic cloves; saute till softened, about 5 minutes (if using pepperoni slices, add here).
• Add tomato paste and 6 cans of water, which equals the 108 ounces of water (basically the rule is for every can of tomato paste, you add 3 cups of water).
• Bring to a boil and stir until all the tomato paste is dissolved; meanwhile add bay leaves, parsley, oregano, basil, black pepper, red pepper flakes (if using), garlic powder, sugar and parmesan cheese.
• Once the sauce has come to a boil, let simmer, uncovered, over medium to medium-low heat, for 3-4 hours or until thickened.
• Prepare chicken parmigiana:.
• Combine eggs, salt and pepper in bowl; place bread crumbs in another bowl.
• Dip chicken into egg mixture, then into bread crumbs.
• Heat oil until very hot and brown chicken on both sides.
• Remove chicken to shallow baking dish and pour excess oil from pan.
• Pour sauce over chicken and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Cover and bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.
• Uncover and place provolone slices on top of chicken and bake 10 minutes more or until cheese is bubbly.
• Serve with a side of angel hair pasta topped with the spaghetti sauce.