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Italian Chicken Parmigiana Recipe Video

Chicken Parmigiana is an old Italian classics. So naturally, it's one of those "go to" meals that you can always rely on. Baking this dish not only lightens it up a bit, but makes for a lot less cleaning as well. Give it a try using my 20 Minute Tomato Sauce and you've got an unbeatable combination!

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time30 Min

Ready In40 MinDifficulty LevelMedium

Health IndexJust EnjoyServings2

CuisineItalianCourseMain Dish

TasteSpicyFeelRich

MethodBakedDishGravy

Main IngredientChicken, EggInterest GroupParty, Healthy, Exotic

HealthyLow Calorie

Recipe Story

Chicken Parmigiana (short from parma) is actually an Australian pub favorite. It is typically a piece of chicken breast or a slice of eggplant which is crumbed, deep fried and topped with an optional slice of ham, tomato sauce and cheese. It is then grilled until the cheese is bubbly and brown. The dish is often served with chips and a crisp salad. It is similar to a Wiener schnitzel, but comes with a topping. However, in the United States, chicken parmigiana is commonly served both as the centerpiece of a meal usually accompanied by a pasta like spaghetti and on sandwiches, especially subs. It generally consists of a fried, breaded cutlet, a marinara or spaghetti sauce, and mozzarella cheese. "Parmigiana" is often used to refer to other sandwiches with marinara sauce and cheese, such as veal parm, eggplant parm and meatball parm. Less common ingredients include shrimp and sausage and peppers. Though parmigiana means literally "from Parma" (a town in Italy), the name derives from parmiggiana a Sicilian recipe made with fried eggplant, tomato sauce and mozzarella. Even though my QuickBite recipe calls for some grated parmesan cheese, there's no actual parmesan cheese in the traditional Sicilian Parmigiana recipe.

Ingredients

	Boneless skinless chicken breasts	1 Pound, thinly sliced
	Egg	1 , beaten
	Italian breadcrumbs	2 Cup (32 tbs)
	Parmesan cheese	1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), grated
	Mozzarella cheese slices	4
	Tomato sauce	1 Cup (16 tbs)
	Salt	To Taste
	Pepper	To Taste

Nutrition Facts

Serving size

Calories 796 Calories from Fat 243

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 27 g41.8%

Saturated Fat 13.9 g69.5%

Trans Fat 0.1 g

Cholesterol 298.5 mg99.5%

Sodium 1974.5 mg82.3%

Total Carbohydrates 48 g16%

Dietary Fiber 3.6 g14.3%

Sugars 10.8 g

Protein 85 g171%

Vitamin A 25.7% Vitamin C 30.7%

Calcium 70.4% Iron 29.1%

*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet

Directions

GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees centigrade.
2. In a bowl, take bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Mix it well.
3. Season both the sides of the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
MAKING
4. Dip the seasoned chicken breasts into the egg mixture and then coat it with
the breadcrumbs mixture. Shake the excess off.
5. Place it in the baking sheet and do the same with all the chicken breasts. Bake it at 425 degrees centigrade for 8 minutes on each side.
6. Remove chicken from oven. Layer each piece with tomato sauce and then fresh mozzarella cheese.
7. Bake it for 2 minutes.

SERVING
6. Serve Italian Chicken Parmigiana with whole wheat spaghetti layered with tomato sauce and top with chopped herbs.

Editors Review

If you think, you can never prepare authentic Italian food at home, then you are wrong. Watch this video to learn the step-by-step process of making chicken parmigiana. It is going to be the ideal menu for the weekend dinner.

Comments

Comments: 5 | Add a Comment

sir cooks a lot says :

I love it but i cant seem to get the sauce right, Thanks. Your recipe got me laid.

Posted on: 5 October 2009 - 4:55pm

Anonymous says :

Excellent....Thank you.

Posted on: 27 September 2009 - 1:44pm

Anonymous says :

great recipe! Easy to follow and came out really awesome! Thanks for the great idea :)

Posted on: 20 June 2009 - 2:19pm

vandana says :

This baked chicken parmigiana looks absolutely wonderful. Nice video a good step by step guide to getting the Italian delight to the dinner table.

Posted on: 18 February 2009 - 12:47am

Ganesh Dutta says :

Hey Danispies, This recipe of Baked Chicken Parmigiana is looking absolutely delicious. This dish is from Classical Italian Cuisine but now this dish is also very popular in Australia. Once my friend, who is currently living in Sydney, told me that It is generally eaten during Dinner. It getting much popularity as party dish there. Thanks for posting this nice recipe of baked chicken parmigiana.

Posted on: 29 February 2008 - 8:55am