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Baked Chicken Parmesan

36 minweeknight2 servingshigh-protein

Ingredients

  • Chicken breast2 fillets (about 300 g)On hand
  • Breadcrumbs100 gOn hand
  • Eggs1, beatenOn hand
  • Mozzarella100 g, tornOn hand
  • Flour3 tbspoptional
  • Passata400 mloptional
  • Parmesan30 g, gratedoptional
  • Dried oregano1 tspoptional

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Steps

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 210°C / 410°F.

    5 min

  2. 2

    Pound the chicken fillets to an even thickness.

    4 min

  3. 3

    Dredge each fillet in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs.

    5 min

  4. 4

    Bake the breaded fillets; cook until no longer pink inside, 165°F / 74°C.

    12 min

  5. 5

    Cover each fillet with passata and mozzarella.

    2 min

  6. 6

    Bake until the cheese melts and browns in spots.

    6 min

  7. 7

    Finish with the parmesan and oregano.

    2 min

Cook’s note. Baking on a thin tray or rack keeps the underside crusty instead of soggy.

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