Ingredients:
3 lbs. boneless chicken breast - sliced thin
2 cups of fresh unseasoned breadcrumbs
2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
Olive oil for drizzling
Grated Romano cheese
Artichoke Marinara Sauce
2 - 29oz. cans of crushed tomatoes
5 cloves of garlic - crushed
1 sweet yellow onion - sliced
1 can of artichoke hearts - drained
1 healthy handful of fresh Italian parsley
About 8 sweet marinated cherry tomatoes - sliced - plus 2 tablespoons of the marinade
Dashes of fresh ground black pepper
Dashes of red pepper flakes
Dashes of sea salt
Pinch of sugar
Dashes of dried oregano
Olive oil - for drizzling
Marinade for Chicken:
Juice of ½ lemon
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
4 tablespoons of olive oil
Let the chicken sit in the marinade, in the refrigerator, for at least 1 hour.
To prepare the sauce:
Heat a sauce pan with a few drizzles of olive oil. Add the garlic, parsley and the onion. Sauté until the onion is clear. Add the cherry tomatoes and the artichokes and continue to sauté for another minute or two. Add the crushed tomatoes, all of the spices and the sugar and simmer on low while sautéing the chicken.
To Sauté the chicken:
Heat a large frying pan and add a few pieces of sliced chicken at a time. Sauté the slices until a beautiful golden color is achieved. The sauté time will depend on how thin you sliced the chicken.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees:
To build the Chicken Parmesan:
Drizzle olive oil and the bottom of a large baking dish the spread some of the bread crumbs. Place chicken slices on top of the bread crumbs. Next sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the bread crumbs and top with the sauce. Repeat this process. When you finish top the dish with more mozzarella cheese and drizzles of olive oil.
Bake for about 30-35 minutes. This dish will serve about 7 people or just have some great leftovers!
This chicken parmesan has a great rustic flavor and goes perfect with a beautiful side salad and some nice crusty bread.
Enjoy with Much Love,
Catherine
Mich says
Thats heavenly yummy!
aggieam01 says
This looks like heaven on earth!