Chicken Parmigiana Recipe

A couple of days ago I wrote about the dream with my favorite dish, chicken parmigiana. Just for kicks, I thought I'd share the recipe. The mere thought of this meal makes me, and my husband, salivate and I'm sure once you make it, you will understand why. Here we go:

Ingredients:

4 to 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1/2 cup All-Purpose flour

Salt & pepper to taste

1/2 cup Olive Oil

2 tbsp. butter

1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

1 pkg. spaghetti

Start by placing chicken breasts in large Ziploc bag and pounding them out with the flat side of a meat mallot to about 1/4 to 1/8 in. thick. Next, mix flour, salt, and pepper together on a large plate. Dredge the flattened chicken breasts in flour mixture and set aside.

At this time, you can start a pot of water for your pasta. Cook spaghetti until al dente.

Heat olive oil and butter together in a large skillet over medium heat. When butter is melted and oil/butter mixture is hot, fry chicken breasts until nice and golden brown on each side, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken breasts from the skillet and keep warm.

Now, you can make your own spaghetti sauce in this same pan, or you can be lazy and use jarred spaghetti sauce. I use Lovera's, which is made locally and sold at Wal-Mart, but you can use your favorite sauce and it will still be wonderful! Just pour sauce into the drained pan that you fried the chicken in. Carefully lay chicken breasts on top of the sauce and completely cover them in grated parmesan. I once substituted the parmesan for cheddar and it was still wonderful! So, if you don't have the suggested cheese on hand, feel free to use whatever kind of cheese you have available.

Place lid on skillet and reduce heat to low. Allow to simmer until cheese is melted and chicken is thoroughly heated.

Place cooked noodles on a plate and place chicken breast on top, but to the side of the pasta (if that makes any sense). Top off the spaghetti with the extra sauce and sprinkle the entire dish with parsley. Serve immediately and brace yourself for some serious compliments!