Chicken Cutlet Parmigiana
This is a great dish for large gatherings or a weeknight dinner with leftovers, either way it’s a crowd pleaser. Serves up well with a side of pasta and a salad.
Ingredients
2-28oz cans San Marzano crushed tomatoes
1 -12oz can tomato paste
4 cloves garlic chopped
extra virgin olive oil
salt
black pepper
red pepper flakes
12 fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup white wine
4 tbs sugar
8 basil leaves cleaned
Ingredients for cutlets:
3 lbs chicken cutlets pounded thin
4 cups bread bread – may need extra
3 eggs
Salt
Black pepper
1//2 cup milk
Oil for frying
Ingredients for layering:
2 large fresh mozzarellas
8-10 basil leaves cleaned
Directions
Steps for sauce:
In a saucepan, cover the bottom with olive oil. Add 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper, 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes.
1. Add chopped garlic and sauté till golden.
2. Shut off stove. Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar and wine.
3. Mix and cook over a medium heat. Taste and adjust sauce. If needed, add more sugar, wine or salt and pepper. When adjusted, add the basil and let simmer 20 minutes.
Steps for the cutlets:
1. Prepare a bowl of just breadcrumbs – mix in a pinch of salt and pepper
2. Prepare a bowl with eggs and milk – mix well add a pinch of salt and pepper
3. Dip the cutlet into the egg and the breadcrumbs- coat well and flatten with your hand so breadcrumbs stick. Place aside.
4. Set up your frying pan- add the oil let get hot
5. Add the cutlets to the frying pan – don’t crowd
6. Cutlets should be golden brown on each side
7. Remove the cutlets from oil and let drain on paper towel
8. Continue till all the cutlets are fried
Assembling the cutlets:
1. In 1 large baking pan or 2 smaller pans, coat the bottom of the pan with the tomato sauce.
2. Begin layering, add one row of chicken cutlets- spread out don’t crowd
3. Add the sauce over the cutlets
4. Cut the fresh mozzarella into thin slices, place a slice of mozzarella on each cutlet
5. Add another layer of chicken cutlets on top of your finished layer
6. Cover with sauce
7. Add mozzarella cheese
8. Continue layering till all cutlets are finished.
Bake in a preheated oven at 375F for approximately 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and garnish with the basil.
