Indulge in a culinary journey with our delectable Tomato Chicken Parmesan recipe, a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. This classic Italian dish features tender chicken breasts, coated in a crispy Parmesan breadcrumb crust, smothered in a rich and flavorful tomato sauce, and melted mozzarella cheese. Served over a bed of spaghetti, it's a perfect blend of textures and tastes.
In addition to the main recipe, we also offer three variations to suit your preferences and dietary needs. For a vegetarian twist, try our Eggplant Parmesan, where succulent eggplant slices replace the chicken, creating a hearty and flavorful dish. If you're seeking a healthier option, our Baked Chicken Parmesan uses lean chicken breasts and whole-wheat bread crumbs, resulting in a guilt-free indulgence. And for those with gluten sensitivities, our Gluten-Free Chicken Parmesan utilizes gluten-free bread crumbs, ensuring everyone can enjoy this classic dish.
TOMATO CHICKEN PARMESAN
A delicious Italian breaded chicken smothered with cheese and tomato-based pasta sauce!
Provided by vero_cn81
Categories Main Dish Recipes Chicken Chicken Parmesan Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Pour beaten eggs into a shallow dish or bowl. In another shallow dish or bowl, mix together the grated Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs. Dip chicken breasts into beaten egg, then into bread crumb mixture to coat.
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Add coated chicken and saute for about 8 to 10 minutes each side, or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.
- Pour tomato sauce into a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Add chicken, then place a slice of Monterey Jack cheese over each breast, and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 513.1 calories, Carbohydrate 31.2 g, Cholesterol 167.6 mg, Fat 22.5 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 44.3 g, SaturatedFat 10.2 g, Sodium 1249 mg, Sugar 7.2 g
PARMESAN CRUSTED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TOMATO AND BASIL AND POTATOES WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 27m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
- Cut fingerling potatoes into halves or quarters, depending on thickness of fingerlings -- thin, small fingerlings may also be left whole, larger potatoes should be quartered to speed cooking process. If you are using small red potatoes, halve or quarter them in the same way.
- Cover a large cookie sheet with foil. Place potatoes on cookie sheet. Combine with peppers and onions, garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. Coat the potatoes, peppers and onions with extra-virgin olive oil just enough to coat vegetables in a thin layer, 2 to 3 tablespoons. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Place potatoes in the oven and roast 20 to 22 minutes, until potatoes are just tender and peppers and onions are crisp at edges. Toss mixture with tongs, turning the potatoes after 15 minutes. When the potatoes are cooked, transfer them to a serving dish and peel the foil off the cookie sheet and discard for super-quick clean up!
- While potatoes cook, prepare chicken. Roll out a 2-foot piece of waxed paper or foil near the stove top. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat -- your pan must be very hot when the chicken is added. Pile the shredded cheese on the work surface created with the waxed paper or foil. Season your chicken breasts with black pepper but no salt; the cheese will add enough salt to the taste of the dish. Press the breasts firmly into the cheese. Coat both sides of breasts with as much cheese as possible. Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil to the skillet, 1 turn of the pan. Set breasts into the skillet and cook 7 minutes on each side, until cheese forms an even, golden casing around the tender chicken breasts.
- While chicken cooks, combine chopped tomatoes with basil in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to your taste.
- Drain off any excess oil from chicken as you remove it from the skillet. Top chicken with big spoonfuls of raw sauce and serve with potatoes, peppers and onions.
PANKO PARMESAN CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH WASABI TOMATO SAUCE
Provided by Robin Miller : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 42m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
- For the chicken:
- Season both sides of chicken with salt and black pepper. Place flour in a shallow dish. Place eggs in a separate shallow dish. Combine panko crumbs and Parmesan in a third shallow dish. Dip chicken first in flour, then in the egg and then panko crumb mixture. Transfer chicken to the prepared baking sheet and spray the surface with cooking spray. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is golden brown and cooked through. Remove from oven.
- For the sauce:
- While the chicken is cooking, in a small saucepan, combine tomato sauce, wasabi paste, sugar, chili powder, and cumin. Set pan over medium heat and bring to a simmer, for 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat and reserve 2/3 cup of the sauce.
- Serve 4 of the chicken breast halves with remaining tomato sauce spooned over top. Reserve remaining chicken and 2/3 cup of the sauce for another use.
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.
PARMESAN CRUSTED CHICKEN CUTLETS IN TOMATO CREAM SAUCE
This is a favorite that we have a couple times a month. I cut this out of a magazine years ago, not sure which one, back before I found Recipezaar.
Provided by anymouse
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Combine parmesan cheese and italian bread crumbs. Mix egg with small amount of water and dip chicken breasts in egg and then in the crumb mixture.
- In pan on medium heat, melt 2 Tbsp butter and 1 Tbsp olive oil and saute chicken breasts for approximately 10 minutes each side. Remove chicken breasts and keep warm under tin foil. Add remaining butter and olive oil to same pan. Add garlic, saute for 2 minutes, add tomato sauce, tomato paste and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add the vermouth and cream. Serve chicken with sauce poured over, sprinkle chives on top and serve on any kind of cooked pasta.
PARMESAN CHICKEN WITH TOMATO-BASIL SALAD
This recipe was emailed to me, but I don't know where it's from originally. I've had the recipe stuck on my fridge for a while and have made it often, so I'm going to post it here for quick reference instead.
Provided by rpgaymer
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place the chicken between two sheets of wax paper and pound with a flat mallet until the meat is about 1/2-inch thick.
- Prepare 3 bowls- one to hold the flour, one to hold the beaten eggs, and one to hold the Parmesan cheese. Combine the four dried herbs with the grated cheese.
- Coat each chicken filet with flour, then egg, then the Parmesan-herb mixture.
- Spray a skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Saute the chicken until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.
- While the chicken is cooking, put the mixed greens in four salad bowls. Top with fresh basil & tomatoes.
- Whisk together the lemon juice, olive, & salt-pepper to create a dressing. Pour over salads, and toss a bit if desired. Once the chicken filets are done, serve them over the salad.
ZOODLES WITH CHICKEN AND CREAMY PARMESAN AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO SAUCE
Healthy and filling, this had even meat-eating DH going for seconds. Quick and easy too! Serve sauce over steamed broccoli instead of zoodles if you prefer.
Provided by grampnana
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
- Cut zucchini into noodles using a spiralizer or vegetable peeler. Spread on the baking sheet; cover with another layer of paper towels.
- Bake zucchini noodles in the preheated oven until dried out, about 30 minutes.
- Season chicken with poultry seasoning.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir until softened, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; stir in sun-dried tomatoes, oil, and garlic. Cook until garlic is fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Stir evaporated skim milk, Parmesan cheese, and vegan cream cheese into the skillet until melted and smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt, red pepper flakes, and basil. Stir in zucchini noodles until evenly coated with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 533.2 calories, Carbohydrate 32.3 g, Cholesterol 114.8 mg, Fat 24.3 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 49.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 659.5 mg, Sugar 13.6 g
CHICKEN PARMESAN & CREAMY TOMATO & BASIL SPAGHETTI
This recipe was really good and so easy! You'll impress all your guests if you serve this one. I could not locate the Philly Cream Josee calls for in my grocery store, so I substituted with a sundried tomato & basil spreadable cheese.
Provided by Josee Lanzi
Categories Pasta
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line and spray with cooking spray a cooking sheet and set aside. Cut chicken breasts in half horizontally and pound thin to make four cutlets. Toss chicken cutlets in 3 tablespoons of cooking crème and coat well.
- 2. In a shallow dish add bread crumbs and coat each chicken cutlet on both side and place on cooking sheet. Cook in oven for 12 minutes. While chicken cutlets are cooking boil spaghetti according to package instructions drain and reserve a ¼ cup of pasta water.
- 3. Remove cutlets from oven coat top of cutlets with cooking spray and turn cutlets. Top each cutlet with ¼ cup tomato sauce and a ¼ cup of mozzarella return to oven and bake an additional 8 to ten minutes until cheese has melted.
- 4. In a deep pan on stove top on medium high head add remaining cooking crème and ¼ cup of pasta water stir and heat through. Toss cooked spaghetti in sauce to coat well.
- 5. Pour pasta on a large serving dish arrange cutlets on top of pasta and tip each cutlets with a ¼ cup chopped tomatoes and the chopped basil. Serve immediately. Mangia, mangia!!
LIGHTER CHICKEN PARMESAN WITH SIMPLE TOMATO SAUCE
Such a delicious chicken dish!! If you are tight on time, you can substitute 2 cups of your favorite plain tomato sauce for the simple tomato sauce. Two cups of fresh bread crumbs can be substituted for the panko (they will shrink as they toast). Because these cutlets are breaded, one cutlet per person is plenty - but try to buy the largest chicken breasts you can to ensure good size portions.
Provided by Chef mariajane
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 40m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 475°F.
- Combine the bread crumbs and oil in a 12-inch skillet and toast over medium heat, stirring often, until golden, about 20 minutes. Spread the bread crumbs in a shallow dish and cool slightly; when cool, stir in the parmesan.
- In a second shallow dish, combine the flour, garlic powder, 1 tablespoon salt and 1/2 teaspoons pepper together. In a third shallow dish, whisk the egg whites and water together.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil, place a wire rack on top and spray the rack with vegetable oil spray. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper. Lightly dredge the cutlets in the flour, shaking off the excess, then dip in the egg whites, and finally coat with the bread crumbs. Press on the bread crumbs to make sure they adhere. Lay the chicken on the wire rack.
- Spray the tops of the chicken with the vegetable oil spray. Bake until the meat is no longer pink in the center and feel firm when pressed with a finger, about 15 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the oven. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the sauce onto the center of each cutlet; top the sauce with 2 tablespoons of the mozzarella. Return the chicken to the oven and continue to bake until the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with the basil and serve, passing the remaining sauce and parmesan separately.
- FOR SIMPLE TOMATO SAUCE: Pulse the tomatoes in a food processor until mostly smooth, about ten one second pulses; set aside.
- Cook the garlic, tomato paste, oil and pepper flakes in a medium saucepan over medium heat until the tomato paste begins to brown, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in the puréed tomatoes and cook until the sauce is thickened and measures 2 cups, about 20 minutes.
- Off the heat, stir in the basil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and set aside until needed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 282.8, Fat 10, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 53.1, Sodium 766, Carbohydrate 25, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 8.1, Protein 24
BAKED CHICKEN PARMESAN ( WITHOUT TOMATO SAUCE )
Make and share this Baked Chicken Parmesan ( Without Tomato Sauce ) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by peachez
Categories Chicken
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Whisk eggs and hot sauce in a medium bowl, dip each chicken piece, coating evenly.
- Combine croutons and parmesan in a shallow dish. Roll chicken pieces in dry mix until well coated.
- Place chicken in a prepared 8" x 8" baking pan. Drizzle chicken with melted butter.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until done - ovens vary.
PARMESAN CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH WHITE BEAN PUREE AND TOMATO RELISH
Steps:
- For Tomato Relish, Put all ingredients in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. set aside to allow flavors to combine. To make puree Heat olive oil on medium heat in a medium pan. Add onion and sautee about 5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic and cook another 2 minutes. Add white beans and stock to pan. Simmer for 5 minutes. Transfer bean mixture to food processor and pulse until mixture is smooth and creamy. For Chicken, Place beaten egg in a shallow dish and set aside. In another dish, mix the bread crumbs and grated parmesan cheese. Season chicken breast with salt and pepper. Heat 1/2 inch olive oil in a large skillet. Dredge chicken in egg. shake off excess egg and coat chicken in parmesan and bread crumb chicken. Place chicken in oil and cook approximately 3 to 4 minutes on each side depending on thickness of chicken breast. Drain on paper towel. To assemble, spoon 2 heaping tablespoons of white bean puree on plates, top with chicken breast and garnish with tomato relish.
TUSCAN TOMATO PARMESAN CHICKEN
This has been a family favorite for many years. It's so easy to put together and absolutely divine. Toss a Caesar's salad and serve with a loaf of crusty Italian bread...
Provided by Linda Griffith
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees (190 degrees C). Pour beaten eggs into a shallow dish or bowl. In another shallow dish or bowl, mix together the grated Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs. Dip chicken breasts into beaten egg, then into bread crumb mixture to coat. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Add coated chicken and saute for about 8-10 minutes each side, or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear. Pour tomato sauce into a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Add chicken, then place a slice of Mazarella cheese over each breast, and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.
Tips:
- Use ripe tomatoes: Rip tomatoes have a sweeter and more flavorful taste. If you don't have ripe tomatoes, you can roast them in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 15-20 minutes, or until they are softened and slightly caramelized.
- Use fresh basil: Fresh basil adds a bright, herbaceous flavor to the dish. If you don't have fresh basil, you can use dried basil, but be sure to use half the amount.
- Don't overcook the chicken: Chicken breasts can dry out easily, so be sure to cook them until they are just cooked through. You can check the chicken by inserting a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the breast. The chicken is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Use a good quality Parmesan cheese: Parmesan cheese is the key ingredient in this dish, so be sure to use a good quality cheese. Look for a cheese that is aged for at least 12 months.
- Serve immediately: Chicken parmesan is best served immediately after it is cooked. The chicken will start to get tough if it sits for too long.
Conclusion:
Chicken parmesan is a classic Italian dish that is loved by people of all ages. It is a simple dish to make, but it is always a crowd-pleaser. If you are looking for a delicious and easy weeknight meal, chicken parmesan is a great option. With a little planning and preparation, you can have a delicious chicken parmesan dinner on the table in no time.
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