Chicken Parmigiana

By taniaf

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 8 chicken cutlets or 4 chicken breasts halved
• salt and pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 6 oz mozzarella cheese, cut into slices.

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Heat the broiler. Combine breadcrumbs and Parmesan in a small bowl. Season both sides of the chicken. Dip chicken into beaten egg, then dredge in breadcrumb mix, coating both sides.
Spread tomato sauce onto bottom of 10x15 inch baking dish. Heat 2 tbsp oil in skillet over medium. Place 4 chicken cutlets in skillet, cook until golden, 1-2 minutes each side. Transfer chicken to baking dish on top of sauce. Repeat with rest of oil and chicken.
top each cutlet with a slice of mozzarella. Broil until sauce is hot and cheese is melted, 5-8 minutes. Serve immediately.