Chicken Parmesan With Fresh Basil Recipes

CHICKEN PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Place chicken breasts between two sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound chicken with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of 1/2-inch. Season chicken thoroughly with salt and pepper.
• Beat eggs in a shallow bowl and set aside.
• Mix bread crumbs and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese in a separate bowl, set aside.
• Place flour in a sifter or strainer; sprinkle over chicken breasts, evenly coating both sides.
• Dip flour coated chicken breast in beaten eggs. Transfer breast to breadcrumb mixture, pressing the crumbs into both sides. Repeat for each breast. Set aside breaded chicken breasts for about 15 minutes.
• Heat 1 cup olive oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat until it begins to shimmer. Cook chicken until golden, about 2 minutes on each side. The chicken will finish cooking in the oven.
• Place chicken in a baking dish and top each breast with about 1/3 cup of tomato sauce. Layer each chicken breast with equal amounts of mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, and provolone cheese. Sprinkle 1 to 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese on top and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is browned and bubbly, and chicken breasts are no longer pink in the center, 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

PARMESAN AND BASIL CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Roast at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 35 minutes, or until juices run clear. Let cool, and chop into chunks.
• In a food processor, puree the mayonnaise, basil, garlic, and celery.
• Combine the chunked chicken, pureed mixture, and Parmesan cheese; toss. Refrigerate, and serve.

THE BEST CHICKEN PARMESAN

Steps:

• For the sauce, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add in onions and saute for 2 minutes then add garlic, and saute 30 seconds longer.
• Stir in crushed tomatoes, 1/4 tsp salt, oregano, and 2 fresh basil sprigs, then season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring mixture to a simmer then reduce heat to low and allow to simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Remove basil, remove from heat and cover saucepan with lid.
• For the chicken, while sauce is simmering, sprinkle each side of the chicken cutlet lightly with salt, let stand at room temperature 10 minutes.
• Adjust oven rack 4-inches from broiler element and preheat broiler.
• In a shallow dish, whisk together flour and egg until smooth. In a separate shallow dish, toss together Parmesan cheese, Panko bread crumbs, garlic powder, oregano and 1/4 tsp pepper.
• Pat chicken dry with paper towels then working with 1 chicken cutlet at a time, dredge chicken in egg mixture coating both sides and allowing excess to run off, then immediately transfer to Parmesan mixture and coat both sides with mixture, while pressing to allow crumbs to adhere.
• Transfer chicken to a plate and repeat process with remaining chicken cutlets. Pour olive oil into a 10-inch non-stick skillet and heat over medium-high heat.
• Once oil is shimmering, add 2 coated chicken cutlets and fry without moving them until bottom is crispy and golden brown, about 2 - 3 minutes, then using metal tongs rotate to opposite side and cook until golden brown, about 2 - 3 minutes longer until (chicken should be about 155 degrees F, it will cook just briefly in oven).
• Transfer fried chicken to a baking sheet. Repeat process with remaining 2 pieces of chicken.
• Toss mozzarella and provolone together and sprinkle cheese mixture in a mound over cutlets.
• Broil in oven until cheese is melted (you can let it brown a little if you like) about 1 - 2 minutes (keep a close eye on it!).
• Remove from oven and cover each cutlet with 2 Tbsp marinara sauce. Sprinkle tops evenly with remaining 1/4 cup fresh basil and serve immediately (serve extra sauce with pasta on the side).

CHICKEN & PENNE WITH BASIL PARMESAN CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot of salted water and heat to a boil but do not cook the pasta yet.
• Butterfly the chicken breasts so they are the same thickness. (See How to Butterfly a Chicken Breast)
• Coat both sides with the salt and pepper.
• Heat a deep wide saute pan with the olive oil over medium high heat.
• Once hot, add the chicken breasts and count 30 seconds, then cover, lower heat to the lowest flame and continue to cook chicken, flipping once the first side is cooked, until no longer pink inside. Depending on the thickness of the chicken, this should take 5-10 minutes to cook on low.
• Remove cover and place the chicken breasts on a cutting board. Pour off but save liquid in the pan.
• Over medium heat add the butter and once melted, add flour and cook for three minutes, stirring often.
• Slowly add the cream whisking as you add.
• Add bay leaves, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, whole basil leaves, nutmeg, mustard and pepper flakes. Bring to a bubble then lower to a simmer and simmer ten minutes, stirring often.
• While cream sauce cooks, add Penne pasta to the hot water and cook to just short of al dente. Still should be a little bit chewy.
• Strain the cream sauce through a fine sieve and discard the solids. Taste and salt if needed. Pour the sauce back into the pan, reserving one cup that will be drizzled over each portion when serving.
• Slice the cooked chicken breast into strips and add to the sauce. Add the liquid that you saved after you cooked the chicken.
• Use a spider or strainer and scoop out and add the pasta to the sauce, but do not discard the pasta water yet.
• Stir the mixture over low to medium heat until the pasta is fully cooked. Add a little pasta water if it starts to dry out a little.
• Serve with the reserved sauce, chopped basil and grated Parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN PARMESAN WITH FRESH MOZZARELLA AND FRESH BASIL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Mix italian bread crumbs with panko in a large dish.
• Slather each chicken breast with mayo and dredge in breadcrumbs.
• Put chicken breasts side by side in baking dish and cook in oven for 15-18 minutes or until they start to brown on the outside.
• Begin the sauce with jar of pasta sauce, can of tomatoes, sugar, garlic, salt and pepper (add a little onion if you wish). Simmer on low-medium heat until chicken is browning.
• Remove chicken from oven and pour all of the sauce over the tops of the breasts.
• Reduce oven temp to 375 and bake, uncovered, for another 20 minutes.
• In the last 5 minutes, pull the chicken out again and layer on slices of FRESH MOZZARELLA all over the chicken and return to oven.
• I usually turn the broiler on for about 2 mins to start the melting process then turn it back to the oven.
• Once the cheese has melted and started to bubble, remove from oven.
• Top with lots of torn Fresh Basil leaves.
• Serve with pasta.

CHICKEN WITH BASIL AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Flatten breasts, dip in flour, salt and pepper.
• Heat butter in 12in skillet.
• Add breasts, cook for 4 minutes each side until browned and juices run clear.
• Remove from pan.
• Mix basil with remaining ingredients.
• Add to pan, cook and stir for 3 minutes,thicken with a little flour if needed.
• Serve over chicken.

GRILLED BASIL-MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the oil, vinegar, basil, onion, salt, peppercorns, and garlic in a bowl. Transfer the marinade to a gallon-sized sealable plastic bag with the chicken and shake to combine. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 12 hours.
• When ready to cook, build a charcoal fire or preheat gas grill.
• Remove chicken from the marinade. Grill the chicken, turning once, until browned and just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a platter and garnish with the basil sprigs.

CHICKEN PARMESAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
• Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and crushed red pepper flakes.
• Simmer sauce for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Place crackers in a large zip-top bag and crush until finely crushed.
• In a large bowl, combine crackers crumbs and egg. Stir to mix.
• Set aside 1/2 cup of the parmesan cheese and add the rest to the large bowl with the cracker mixture. Also add the garlic powder, pepper, remaining oregano, 1 teaspoon of salt and the ground chicken.
• Mix with your hands until evenly combined. Shape mixture into 18 meatballs. You can use a 1/4 cup measuring cup to help you get them the right size.
• Place meatballs in prepared baking dish. Pour sauce over them.
• Arrange the mozzarella cheese on top of the meatballs.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
• While the meatballs bake, stir together the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil, the panko crumbs and remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a small bowl.
• Heat a small nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add panko crumb mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until golden.
• When meatballs are done cooking, sprinkle the remaining Parmesan cheese on them and then sprinkle on the Panko crumb mixture.
• Sprinkle with basil and serve.