Breaking In The Kitchen

For our first real meal made and eaten in our new house I wanted comfort food and classic. Enter Chicken Parmigiana from Everyday Food. Easy to make with a ton of flavor and very satisfying. This hit the spot tonight for a home cooked meal

 

I used the double oven to its full advantage since I had the chicken under the broiler in the top oven and the garlic toast browning away in the bottom oven. So nice to have two! Cooking on the large center island was also a nice treat, the last few kitchens I have had have been relatively small and now I can cook to my hearts content.

 

 

Ingredients

 

• 3/4 cup plain breadcrumbs
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 8 chicken cutlets (about 1 1/2 pounds total), or 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved horizontally
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 2 cups jarred tomato sauce (I used Bertoli)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, preferably fresh, cut into eight 1/4-inch-thick slices

 

Directions

1. Heat broiler. Combine breadcrumbs and Parmesan in a shallow bowl. Season both sides of chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Dip chicken in the beaten egg, then dredge in breadcrumb mixture, turning to coat both sides.
2. Spread tomato sauce onto the bottom of a 10-by-15-inch baking dish. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place 4 chicken cutlets in skillet; cook until golden, 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Using a spatula, transfer browned cutlets to baking dish, placing them on top of sauce. Repeat with remaining oil and cutlets.
3. Top each cutlet with a slice of mozzarella. Broil about 4 inches from heat source until sauce is hot and cheese is melted and lightly browned in spots, 5 to 8 minutes. Serve immediately.

 

We served this with garlic toast with cheese on top and a nice big salad to make up for the complete lack of vegetables over the weekend It felt good to sit down at the table and eat a full meal and just relax.  

 

 

  

 

 

 

A shower and bed are calling my name!