Mama Melrose's Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan

This is a wonderful, juicy chicken dinner that is great for families or a romantic evening in. The only thing that would have made this better is if I had remembered to pick up a bottle of wine. If you are just making this wonderful meal for a few people (say 4) I would suggest cutting this recipe in half. The Chicken Parmesan is definitely my favorite recipe so far in this challenge.

Ingredients:

1 each chicken breast-5-6 oz, grilled

¾ cup Rigati pasta

½ cup tomato basil sauce

2 tablespoons Asiago cheese, shredded

2 tablespoons mozzarella/parmesan mixture

Chicken Parmesan Bread Crumbs

1 ½ pounds bread crumbs

½ ounce granulated garlic

½ ounce onion powder

1 tablespoon parsley flakes, dry

¾ ounce Kosher salt

½ fresh ground black pepper

1 ½ ounce fresh grated Pecorino romano

1 tablespoon basil, dry

1 tablespoon oregano, dry

1 tablespoon whole marjoram, dry

Chicken Parmesan Breading:

4 each eggs

1 – 2 ounces olive oil

Begin by beating the four eggs and then mixing in a little bit of olive oil. Set aside and then mix everything together for the bread crumbs. Dredge the chicken first through the egg and then crumbs. Once that is done, place chicken in a frying pan with a little bit of oil until both sides are brown. Then either place in the grill or oven (if baking in the oven do it at 350 degrees) and cook until the chicken is done. Then, place the tomato sauce and cheese on top of the chicken and put back in the oven until the cheese has melted. Place over pasta and add more sauce.

Spices with the bread crumbs

Fry for about 2 minutes on each side

Make sure both sides are golden brown before baking/grilling

Cover in tomato sauce and cheese, bake until melted

Wonderful, finished product!

Go to www.magicaldismom.com tomorrow for Krystal's next recipe