Chicken Parmigiana is an Italian American fusion dish consisting of fried breaded chicken and cheese. The Americans and Canadians love their Chicken Parmigiana with pasta. The dish, a derivative of the Italian Parmigiana is popularly known as submarine sandwich. Absolutely mouthwatering Chicken Parmigiana recipes mostly use sautéed or raw diced onions or bell peppers to render the dish flavorful.

Ingredients and Method of Preparation of Chicken Parmigiana

Chicken Parmigiana is made using chicken breasts, beaten eggs, breading bread, oil, marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. The chicken breast is coated with beaten eggs, breaded, fried and coated with marinara sauce. Then cheese is sprinkled on it. The dish is baked till the cheese turns brown and bubbly.

Variants of the Chicken Parmigiana

Apart from the American and Canadian versions of the originally Italian Chicken Parmigiana, the Australian version is also popular as a pub dish. A new variant of the Chicken Parmigiana recipes consists of sliced tomato rather than the sauce. This homemade version known as Parmi is a favorite of the Australians who also like to call it Parma in some regions. The Parmo, a dish developed in Teesside England, is somewhat similar to the Australian Parmi.