This is an Authentic Chicken Parmesan version that is best version I’ve tried. Everything from scratch and WORTH the time! Classic Italian food at its best! Make this recipe for a special night in and you will love it!
Ingredients
Sauce:
2tablespoonsolive oil
1small onion, chopped
3garlic cloves, chopped
128-ounce jar marinara sauce
½Cupsbasil, roughly torn
½CupKalamata Olives, pitted and halved
½Teaspoonred pepper flakes
Pinchof sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
Breading:
⅔cupsall-purpose flour, seasoned well with salt and pepper
2large eggs, whisked
1cupbread crumbs
1cupgrated Parmesan
1tablespoondried parsley
2Teaspoonsgarlic powder
Other ingredients:
10ouncesspaghetti
4chicken cutlets, 5 oz. each
8ouncesfresh mozzarella, sliced
½cupolive oil, for frying
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. For sauce, chop onions and garlic. Add olive oil to a pan over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, add onions, garlic and cook them until they are soft and translucent.
Add olives (halved and pitted) and basil. Stir it all together for just a minute or two. Add marinara. As it cooks, stir this all together and let it simmer for 10 minutes or so.
Add sugar, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper. Keep warm on low heat while you prepare the rest of the meal.
Pound chicken if needed or make sure you have cutlets that are an even thickness.
Make a breading station next. You need three bowls: One with the seasoned flour mixture, one with the eggs, and one with the bread crumbs mixed with the grated parmesan, garlic powder, and dried parsley
Dip a chicken breast in the flour mixture. Hit off any extra. Move the chicken to the egg mixture and submerge it completely so it’s well coated. Move it to the breadcrumbs. Press down on the chicken breast to make sure the breadcrumbs really stick to it.
Move each chicken breast to a plate or rack while you prep the other breasts. Let the breasts sit for just a few minutes like this which will give the breading some time to dry out a bit and really stick to the chicken.
Heat up 1/4 inch olive oil in a large frying pan over high heat to 350 degrees or until a breadcrumb sizzles immediately when tossed in.
Add breaded cutlets in batches and cook them for about 4 minutes a side until they are golden brown. Once they are done, transfer them to a baking dish with a thin coat of marinara sauce in the bottom.
Layer all chicken cutlets on top of the sauce. Top the fried cutlets with all of the remaining sauce – the chicken will basically disappear in the sauce and that’s okay – then top that with sliced mozzarella and sprinkle the whole thing with some more Parmesan.
Bake for about 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees or until the cheese is well-melted and bubbling.
Make your pasta while this bakes.
When chicken is done, let it cool for a few minutes and then serve it all together. Add some more chopped basil to top the dish.