Description
This Baked Chicken Parmesan is so moist, flavorful, and healthy. With minimal ingredients it’s easy to prepare in a hurry on a weeknight. Serve with spaghetti squash that you can make in the microwave!
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Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 pound chicken breast cutlets {4- 4 ounce pieces}
- 1/3 cup Italian breadcrumbs
- 1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup part skim mozzarella
- 1 small spaghetti squash
Instructions
- To prepare chicken parm:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Drizzle 9X13 inch baking dish with olive oil.
- In shallow dish, combine breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese.
- In small bowl, whisk egg and season with salt and pepper.
- Coat each chicken breast in egg wash and smother in parmesan breadcrumbs.
- Place chicken in prepared baking dish and lightly mist or drizzle tops of chicken with olive oil
- Bake chicken for 12 minutes; remove from oven.
- Turn oven temperature to broil.
- Pour tomato sauce around sides of chicken and sprinkle chicken with mozzarella.
- Place chicken back in oven for 3 minutes.
- To prepare spaghetti squash:
- Pearce holes in spaghetti squash with a fork.
- Place spaghetti squash in a microwave safe bowl, and cook on high in microwave for 10 minutes.
- Allow squash to cool, and slice in half from stem to end.
- Using a fork, scrape inside of squash from stem to end and gather the spaghetti-like strands in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 recipe
- Calories: 312
- Sugar: 2g
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 37g