Chicken Parmesan

Sometimes, I get random cravings for chicken parmesan. The craving happened again last week, so I looked up a few recipes, and made my own twist of chicken parmesan.

I thinned the chicken breast by pounding them. Pounding also makes the meat more tender. 

Since I didn't have a pounder, I pounded the meat the way my mama does it, using the back of the knife and repeatedly make line marks on the meat. Hey, whatever works, right?

Since I didn't have eggs to bread the chicken, I then made a herb oil mixture (basil, oregano, rosemary, and a little bit of crushed red pepper) and used it as the glue for breading.

In goes the chicken.

Lay a layer of sauce and top with chicken and fresh mozzarella. Top with another layer of sauce, and grated parmesan (not shown in pic).

Yum yums, served with a side of pasta!

Chicken Parmesan
Ingredients:
4 pieces of chicken breast
1/3 cup of olive oil
1 teaspoon of dried basil
1 teaspoon of dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon of dried rosemary
dash of salt and pepper
dash of red pepper flakes (optional)
1 cup of dried breadcrumbs
1 1/2 cups of tomato sauce of your choice
1/4 pound of fresh mozzarella, sliced (okay if used shredded)
Freshly grated parmesan

Direction:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Pound the chicken with a pice of plastic wrap over it, until the meat is about 1/2 inch thick.

Make the herb oil mixture- combine dried basil, oregano, rosemary, dash of salt and pepper, and red pepper flakes (optional). Divide the oil mixture by half, and set one half aside.

Dip the chicken in half of the oil mixture, then coat in breadcrumbs. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, and place some herb oil in. Once the oil is heated, add the chicken in, about 4 minutes per side. (you might need to cook each piece of chicken separately due to the size of your skillet).

Once all the chicken is finished, lay a thin layer of tomato sauce on baking sheet, and place chicken on top of sauce. Top chicken with mozzarella, and ladle another thin layer of tomato sauce, top with freshly grated parmesan. Bake in oven for about 15-20 minutes, until mozzarella is melted.