Baked Chicken Parmigiana

Name: Baked Chicken Parmigiana
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 6 pieces Chicken (6 pieces of boneless chicken); 2 pieces Egg (2 large eggs); 1 piece Black Pepper (1-2 dashes black or white pepper — up to 2); 4 ½ tbsp Olive Oil (3 tablespoons olive oil + 1½ tablespoons olive oil); 1 ¼ cup Tomato Purée (1¼ cups tomato puree (passata)); ½ tsp Table Salt (½ teaspoon salt); 1 tsp Oregano (1 teaspoon oregano); 1 tsp Basil (1 teaspoon basil); 1 clove Garlic (1 clove garlic chopped); ½ cup Water (½ cup water); 1 tbsp Unsalted Butter (1 tablespoon butter); ½ cup Parmesan Cheese (½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese); ½ cup Mozzarella Cheese (½ cup grated firm mozzarella)

Baked Chicken Parmigiana - Main Dish (Italian)

70 minItalian

Servings6

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Steps

1Pre-heat oven to 350° (180° celsius). Lightly grease a medium to large baking dish.
2In a medium bowl beat the eggs and pepper.
3On a medium plate place the cracker crumbs or bread crumbs mixed with salt.
4Roll the chicken pieces once in the egg, then roll and cover well in the crumbs.
5In a medium frying pan add the olive oil and brown the chicken. (approximately 3 minutes on each side).
6Place the chicken pieces in the prepared baking pan in a single layer.
7FOR THE SAUCE
8In a medium pot add olive oil, garlic, puree, water, salt, oregano and basil, stir to combine, bring to a boil then lower heat to low-medium and continue to cook until thickened, stirring occasionally (approximately 10-15 minutes). Stir the in butter.
9Pour the sauce over the chicken, sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.
10Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes, remove cover, top with grated mozzarella cheese and continue to bake for approximately 10 minutes. Serve immediately. Enjoy!