Chicken recipes have carved a niche worldwide for their delectable taste and variety. Chicken delicacies are loved by people irrespective of ages. All the popular chicken recipes are east to make and are extremely affordable. In addition to taste, food value is another thing which never falls short of your expectations. Any chicken preparation is unrivaled in terms of nutritional values. Even patients are asked to consume chicken stews and other lightly-cooked preparations. Baked Chicken Parmesan or Baked Parmesan Chicken belongs to one of the healthier categories of chicken items. This healthy chicken recipe is loved by many around the globe for its mouthwatering taste as well as incredible nourishing powers.
One of the noticeable aspects of Baked Chicken Parmesan is its low caloric nature. Health freaks who religiously avoid red meat or other high protein delicacies resort to Baked Chicken Parmesan. The easy-to-do feature has made it an endearing dish among the cooks. It takes hardly an hour to prepare a richly savoring dish of Baked Chicken Parmesan.
The ingredients required to prepare this delicious yet healthy food item include the following:
Half cup of milk
An egg
Four boneless chicken breasts, each having a thickness of half an inch
Eight slices of mozzarella cheese (or more as per required)
Parmesan cheese
Pieces of well-seasoned bread
A jar (16 oz) of spaghetti sauce
Two tablespoonful of freshly chopped parsley
Pepper as required
Garlic salt as required
A teaspoonful of dried basil leaves
Two teaspoonful of olive oil
Direction
Whip up the egg in the milk first. But do remember to preheat the oven to 175 degree Celsius before arranging for the preparation of this fine dish. Do it beforehand as it may take time to heat up.
Plunge the pieces of chicken breast into the egg and milk mixture. In a separate bowl mix the bread crumbs, basil leaves, Parmesan cheese and ground pepper. Whisk the olive oil and garlic salt in another small bowl. Dip each of the chicken breasts first to the garlic oil mixture and then to the bread crumb mixture.
Set the baking mode in your oven while you need to watch out for the gradual shift in color from brown to golden. A baking dish will also serve fine.
Next you have to mince eight to twelve (or as needed) pieces of mozzarella cheese and place a couple of them onto each breast.
Pour the jar of spaghetti sauce over the entire thing. Scatter Parmesan cheese and another round of mozzarella.
Bake at 175 degree Celsius temperature for about half an hour to a maximum of forty five minutes.
The dish is to be served with garlic bread, spaghetti and green salad.
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