Food Wishes Video Recipes: Chicken Parmesan Casserole 2012 – New HD Version of the Most Popular Chicken Recipe on the Internet

By nancyjcanzi

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed, optional
• hot red pepper flakes, to taste
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 1/2 cups marinara sauce (more sauce is fine)
• 1/4 cup chopped basil, if available
• 8 oz mozzarella, shredded, divided
• 3 oz Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated fine, about 3/4 cup, divided
• by the way, the same amount of fake Parmesan will not taste the same, and the amount may need to be adjusted…go buy some real Parmigiano-Reggiano!
• 1 (5-oz) package garlic croutons

Details

Adapted from foodwishes.blogspot.ca

Preparation

Step 1

Spread olive oil and crushed garlic in the bottom of a casserole dish. Sprinkle some red pepper flakes on top if you like a little spice.

Place the chicken breasts on top of the oil. Pour marinara sauce on top of the chicken and spread to cover all the pieces. Sprinkle some fresh parsley on top if available. Sprinkle 4oz of the mozzarella cheese on top and them sprinkle 1/2 of the pamigiano-reggiano cheese on top of that. Sprinkle the croutons on top of the cheese. Than add the remaining cheeses in the same order. Bake at 325o for 30 mins and then check to make sure the chicken is done. Should be between 150 and 160o. Cool slightly before serving.