Recipe: Perfect Chicken Parmesan

Chicken Parmesan. Bring Out The Best With Hellmann's® Today! Try These Delicious Recipes Made With Hellmann's® Mayonnaise! Buy Groceries at Amazon & Save.

Dip chicken in egg; then in bread crumbs. Place slices of mozzarella on top of chicken. Simple Chicken Parmesan is the perfect dish to lure kids into the kitchen - what kid doesn't like chicken tenders and spaghetti? You can have Chicken Parmesan using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Parmesan

1. You need 4 of chicken breasts; boneless, skinless.
2. It's 1 box of spaghetti noodles.
3. It's 4 cup of "Lazy Pasta Sauce".
4. You need 1 cup of seasoned breadcrumbs.
5. You need 2/3 cup of grated parmesan.
6. Prepare 3 tbsp of dried parsley.
7. Prepare 1 stick of butter; melted.
8. You need 2 of eggs.
9. Prepare 2 tbsp of water.
10. Prepare 1 cup of all purpose flour.
11. You need 3/4 oz of fresh basil; chiffonade.
12. Prepare 3/4 oz of fresh oregano; chopped.
13. You need 1/2 cup of grated parmesan.
14. It's 1 large of pinch of salt and black pepper.

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. Pound the chicken thin: Place the chicken cutlets one at a time between two layers of plastic wrap or wax paper. The main components of this dish, the sauce and the chicken, can be prepared in advance.

Chicken Parmesan instructions

1. Combine breadcrumbs with 2/3 cup parmesan cheese, dried parsley, salt, and pepper. Add melted butter. Mix..
2. Combine eggs and water to make the egg wash. Whisk to incorporate..
3. Set up a three step breading station as follows. Flour, eggwash, and breadcrumbs..
4. Dip each breast in the flour, egg wash, and then breadcrumbs. Keep one hand dry to use only for flour and breadcrumbs, and use the other hand only to dip chicken in the egg wash. This prevents clumps..
5. Sprinkle with a bit of cheese. Roast at 350° for approximately 45-50 minutes, or until thermometer reaches 165°.
6. Toss cooked spaghetti noodles with enough sauce to coat but not drown the noodles, remaining cheese, and herbs..
7. Instead of using the melted butter, you could also flash fry the breaded chicken breasts to give it a beautiful golden color. (As pictured).
8. Variations; Gruyere, provolone, mustard, tarragon, zucchini, squash, roasted tomatoes, shallots, spinach.

When you're ready to eat, simply assemble and bake. To prepare homemade breadcrumbs instead of store-bought, try Lucinda's simple how-to. From the book "Mad Hungry" by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books). Chicken Parmigiana Rich, flavorful, and totally satisfying! Break out the good Parmesan for this one, my friends.