Succulent Chicken Parm

Sometimes you just have to cave into your cravings. And, wow, have I been craving some cheesy, savory chicken parm. So I treated myself and my roommate to some exploratory homemade Italian goodness. Luckily, it was quite successful. You should try it, your stomach will thank you...and so will your roommate (REALLY)!

Succulent Chicken Parmesan

Ingredients 

(serves 2-4 people depending on level of hunger):

2 large chicken breasts

3 eggs

¾ cup all purpose flour

1 cup Italian bread crumbs

2 tbsp ground black pepper

1.5 tsp salt

1 tbsp (approx.) red pepper flakes

8-10 cherry tomatoes, sliced

2 tbsp minced garlic

1 cup of your favorite pasta sauce

1 cup shredded Mozzarella or Italian blend cheese

1. Preheat oven to 360 degrees

2. Whisk eggs in a medium sized bowl until yellow and frothy, set aside

3. Mix salt, ground black pepper and flour and spread onto a large plate

4. On an adjacent plate, place bread crumbs

5. Dredge chicken in wisked eggs

6. Place chicken into flour mixture and cover both sides with a layer of flour

7.  Take chicken and return to egg bowl, again dredging in egg

8. Place dredged chicken onto bread crumbs and coat generously, pressing with fingers

9. When chicken is completely covered with bread crumbs place in baking dish

10. Repeat steps 5-9 for other chicken breast

11. Sprinkle red pepper flakes over chicken and cook in oven for 40 mins 

   

12. Flip and layer chicken with sliced tomatoes and garlic, return to oven for 15 minutes

13.  Spread pasta sauce and return to oven 5-10 minutes

14. Add cheese, cooking until bubbly and hot

15. Serve with your favorite pasta or veggies!