Are you ready to embark on a culinary journey to create the ultimate Chicken Cutlet Parmesan with Tomato Sauce? This delectable dish tantalizes the taste buds with a symphony of flavors and textures. The crispy chicken cutlets, enveloped in a golden-brown Parmesan crust, provide a delightful crunch that complements the tender and succulent chicken. The rich and tangy tomato sauce adds a burst of umami to each bite, while the melted cheese drapes the cutlets in a blanket of gooey indulgence. This recipe provides a step-by-step guide to creating this classic dish, along with variations for a baked or air-fried version, ensuring a perfect Chicken Cutlet Parmesan experience. Additionally, the article explores other delectable chicken recipes, including Chicken Parmesan Pasta and Chicken Piccata, offering a range of options to satisfy any palate. Get ready to impress your family and friends with these culinary masterpieces!
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BEST CHICKEN PARM RECIPE
One of my favorite Italian dishes will always be Chicken Parm. Sadly too many restaurants fail at making this dish the way it should be made. Keep reading to see how easy it is to make a Chicken Parm that will blow away your favorite Italian restaurant's version.
Provided by Chef Dennis Littley
Categories Entree
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board lined with plastic wrap. Cover the chicken with another sheet of plastic wrap and using a meat hammer lightly pound the chicken breasts (see notes).
- Set up a breading station with flour seasoned with sea salt and black pepper, egg wash and Italian seasoned bread crumbs.
- Coat the chicken breasts with the seasoned flour. Then place in the egg wash and finally in the bread crumbs. Make sure you get a good coating of each ingredient on the chicken breasts, completely coating them.
- Heat a large saute pan on high heat and add about a half an inch of vegetable oil. Carefully place the breaded chicken cutlets into the oil using tongs. Add as many as you can into your pan without crowding them. Let them saute until they get a nice golden brown color. Using tongs turn them over and saute the other side until golden brown.
- Drain the fried chicken cutlets on baking racks over sheet pans (or baking sheets).
- Place the fried chicken cutlets in a baking dish. Top each cutlet with about ⅓ cup of spaghetti sauce, covering the chicken cutlet.
- Add two ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese on top of the marinara sauce.
- Sprinkle the chopped parsley on top of the mozzarella cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until the cheese is nicely melted.*make sure the fried chicken cutlet has reached a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees F
- Remove from the oven and serve immediately with your favorite pasta.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 747 kcal, Carbohydrate 69 g, Protein 63 g, Fat 23 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Cholesterol 247 mg, Sodium 1431 mg, Fiber 5 g, Sugar 8 g, ServingSize 1 serving
CHICKEN CUTLET PARMESAN
Mark Strausman of the Campagna restaurant, in New York City, promises that this fried chicken stays crispy even after it's baked in the sauce.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Using a meat tenderizer or a heavy skillet, pound chicken breasts between two sheets of plastic until flat, about 1/4 inch in thickness. Place milk, flour, eggs, and breadcrumbs in separate shallow baking dishes. Season eggs with a pinch of salt. Dip each breast in the following order: milk, flour (shake off excess), eggs, and breadcrumbs (press down firmly while coating with breadcrumbs).
- In a large skillet, melt butter with olive oil over medium-high heat until sizzling. Arrange chicken breasts in the pan without crowding, cooking in batches if necessary. Reduce the heat, and cook chicken until golden brown and juices run clear when poked with a sharp fork, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove to a baking sheet lined with paper towels; pat off excess oil.
- Place 1/2 cup of the warm tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking dish. Add 3 cooked breasts to the baking dish; cover with 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce and half of the sliced mozzarella. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts and sauce; top with mozzarella. Transfer to broiler, and broil until the cheese is melted and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from the broiler, and serve immediately.
CHICKEN PARMESAN
A classic Italian-American Parmesan - a casserole of fried, breaded meat or eggplant covered with tomato sauce and molten cheese - is all about balance. You need a bracing a tomato sauce to cut out the fried richness, while a milky, mild mozzarella rounds out the Parmesan's tang. Baked until brown-edged and bubbling, it's classic comfort food - hearty, gooey and satisfying. Although chicken or veal cutlets are the standard, boneless, skinless chicken thighs make a more flavorful alternative. Pork or turkey cutlets work nicely here, too.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, lunch, casseroles, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place cutlets between two pieces of parchment or plastic wrap. Using a kitchen mallet or rolling pin, pound meat to even 1/4-inch-thick slices.
- Place flour, eggs and panko into three wide, shallow bowls. Season meat generously with salt and pepper. Dip a piece in flour, then eggs, then coat with panko. Repeat until all the meat is coated.
- Fill a large skillet with 1/2-inch oil. Place over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, fry cutlets in batches, turning halfway through, until golden brown. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Spoon a thin layer of sauce over the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Sprinkle one-third of the Parmesan over sauce. Place half of the cutlets over the Parmesan and top with half the mozzarella pieces. Top with half the remaining sauce, sprinkle with another third of the Parmesan, and repeat layering, ending with a final layer of sauce and Parmesan.
- Transfer pan to oven and bake until cheese is golden and casserole is bubbling, about 40 minutes. Let cool a few minutes before serving.
CHICKEN PARMESAN
With more than 450 reviews and a five-star rating, Giada De Laurentiis' easy Chicken Parmesan recipe from Everyday Italian on Food Network is a red sauce win.
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 1h45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
- Stir the oil and herbs in a small bowl to blend. Season with salt and pepper. Brush both sides of the cutlets with the herb oil. Heat a large heavy oven-proof skillet over high heat. Add the cutlets and cook just until brown, about 2 minutes per side. Remove the skillet from the heat.
- Spoon the marinara sauce over and around the cutlets. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the mozzarella over each cutlet, then sprinkle 2 teaspoons of the Parmesan over each. Sprinkle the butter pieces atop the cutlets. Bake until the cheese melts and the chicken is cooked through, about 3 to 5 minutes.;
- In a large casserole pot, heat the oil over medium high heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the celery and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Saute until all the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, basil, and bay leaves and simmer covered on low heat for 1 hour or until thick. Remove the bay leaves and check for seasoning. If the sauce still tastes acidic, add unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon at a time to round out the flavors. Add half the tomato sauce into the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Continue with the remaining tomato sauce.
- If not using all the sauce, allow it to cool completely and pour 1 to 2 cup portions into freezer plastic bags. This will freeze up to 6 months.
CHICKEN CUTLET PARMESAN WITH TOMATO SAUCE
This recipe is one of my all time favorites. I adapted it from 365 Ways To Cook Chicken. Serve with buttered spaghetti (or rice) and a tossed salad. I personally think this dish is better (and cheaper) than Parmesan Chicken in an Italian restaurant.
Provided by MrsJ492
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Prepare the sauce first.
- Heat oil over medium heat in a medium-sized saucepan.
- Add onion and garlic to the saucepan and cook about 3 minutes, until soft.
- Add tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf, sugar, and oregano and simmer until sauce reduces by half.
- While the sauce is reducing, prepare the chicken breasts.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese in a plate.
- Place egg in shallow bowl.
- Dip chicken breasts in egg and then dredge in bread crumb mixture to coat.
- Heat oil over medium heat in a large frying pan,
- Add coated chicken breasts.
- Cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes per side.
- Arrange chicken breasts in a single layer in an oven proof baking dish.
- Pour tomato sauce over chicken.
- Top with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake until cheese is melted and bubbly, approximately 15 minutes.
SIMPLE CHICKEN PARMESAN
Simple Chicken Parmesan is the perfect dish to lure kids into the kitchen - what kid doesn't like chicken tenders and spaghetti? And this dish is loaded with mini cooking lessons. With one simple recipe, kids learn how to boil pasta, mince garlic, grate cheese, make tomato sauce, and pound, bread and saute cutlets. Bonus: This recipe makes twice the sauce needed, so freeze half for another meal.
Provided by USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson
Categories Main Dish Recipes Chicken Chicken Parmesan Recipes
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, heat garlic and 2 Tbs. oil over medium-high heat until garlic starts to sizzle. Stir in tomatoes, basil, oregano, sugar, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Bring to a simmer; simmer until sauce thickens a bit and flavors meld, 10 to 12 minutes. Cover and keep warm. (Remember, this makes twice the amount of sauce you need, so put aside half for another meal.)
- Put chicken pieces between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound, using your fists or a heavy pan, until the cutlets are about 1/4-inch thick.
- Bring 2 quarts of salted water to a boil in a large soup kettle.
- In a pie pan, beat egg until well-blended. In another pie pan, mix bread crumbs and more black pepper. Preheat broiler.
- Working one cutlet at a time, dip both sides of each in beaten egg, then in bread crumbs. Put cutlets on a wire rack set over a cookie sheet (this step helps breading stay put).
- Heat remaining 1/4 cup oil over medium-high heat in a 12-inch skillet. When oil starts to shimmer, add cutlets and saute until golden brown on each side, about 5 minutes total. Wash and dry the wire rack and return to cookie sheet. As the cutlets saute, cook pasta in boiling water according to package directions.
- Transfer cutlets to clean wire rack over cookie sheet. Top each with a portion of the cheeses. Broil cutlets, 4 to 5 inches from heat source, until cheese melts and is spotty brown.
- Drain pasta. Put a cutlet and a portion of pasta on each of 4 plates. Spoon 2 or 3 tablespoons of sauce over part of each cutlet, then sauce the pasta as desired. Serve with extra Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 714.7 calories, Carbohydrate 67.4 g, Cholesterol 125.8 mg, Fat 29.2 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 45.6 g, SaturatedFat 6.4 g, Sodium 655.2 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
Tips:
- To ensure the chicken cutlets are evenly cooked, pound them to an even thickness before breading and frying.
- Use a shallow dish for breading the chicken cutlets, and make sure the eggs and bread crumbs are well seasoned.
- Fry the chicken cutlets in a large skillet over medium heat, and do not overcrowd the pan. Cook until golden brown and crispy on both sides.
- While the chicken cutlets are frying, prepare the tomato sauce. Use a large saucepan or Dutch oven, and sauté the onions and garlic in olive oil until softened.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper to the saucepan, and bring to a simmer. Let the sauce simmer for at least 30 minutes, or up to an hour, to develop its flavor.
- When the chicken cutlets and tomato sauce are both ready, assemble the chicken parmesan. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place a layer of tomato sauce on the bottom of a large baking dish. Top with the chicken cutlets, then spoon more tomato sauce over the chicken.
- Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese over the tomato sauce.
- Bake the chicken parmesan for 15-20 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Serve the chicken parmesan immediately, with a side of pasta or salad.
Conclusion:
Chicken cutlet parmesan is a delicious and easy-to-make Italian classic. With a few simple tips, you can make a restaurant-quality chicken parmesan at home. This dish is perfect for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion meal. Serve it with a side of pasta or salad, and enjoy!
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