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
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elle marie says
Feeling right at home seeing this dish here... OH my goodness... makes me miss home so much.
Fresh Local and Best says
Oh Catherine! This looks so delicious, especially with artichoke hearts, which are my weakness. This is truly a labor of love.
roz says
Catherine, this recipe with artichokes in the marinara sauce is genius! Artichokes are in season right now, so this has got to be bursting with flavor!
Don E. Chute says
Catherine-- Another perfecta. I bookmarked you so my daughter can start trying your recipes.
I'm doing fantastic, as I hope you and yours are.
PLU
Mimi says
This looks so delicious, the marinara would be good all on it owns with just a loaf of crusty bread.
Mimi
Martha (MM) says
Oh how wonderful! All of your dishes look and sound absolutely amazing!
The Mom Chef says
Catherine, that recipe looks fantastic. I'd end up sitting at the stove with a spoon and eating all the artichoke marinara sauce! Many thanks for sharing.
From the Kitchen says
The sauce sounds devine! Add to that the chicken and cheese and it sounds wonderful. I'm printing it out for doing your recipe and for having the sauce for other dishes as well.
Best,
Bonnie
Sasha says
Thank you for visiting my site. This looks so yummy. My daughter is such a pasta lover...so I will be here often:)
redkathy says
Artichokes are so yummy, this is quite a creative use. Bet that marinara tastes just wonderful!
Have Blessed weekend Catherine.