Chicken Parmigiana
Recipe: #15218
October 26, 2014
Categories: Chicken, Cheese, Mozzarella, Onions, Sunday Dinner Oven Bake, Diabetic, Low Fat, Canned Tomatoes, Boneless Pieces, Chicken Dinner, more
"From Australian Better Homes and Gardens Diabetic Living - saving here as it is easier than keeping the magazines, at this point times estimated."
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (503.5 g)
- Calories 459.1
- Total Fat - 14 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.6 g
- Cholesterol - 70 mg
- Sodium - 769.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 49.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 8 g
- Sugars - 15.7 g
- Protein - 34.4 g
- Calcium - 301.5 mg
- Iron - 3.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 34.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat oil in a small saucepan on medium, and add onion and garlic and cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 6-7 minutes or until onion has softened.
Step 2
Add tomatoes and bring to a simmer, and simmer uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until sauce is thick.
Step 3
Meanwhile, prehat oven to 180C (fan forced) and line a large baking tray with baking paper.
Step 4
Place a chicken fillet between 2 pieces of greaseproof paper (or plastic wrap) and using flat side of a mallet (or small frypan/skillet also works well) and pound until 1.5cm thick and place on a a plate, and repeat with remaining fillets.
Step 5
Put flour on a plate.
Step 6
Whisk together milk and egg whites in a shallow dish.
Step 7
Place breadcrumbs on a shallow plate.
Step 8
Coat chicken in flour, then egg mix and finally breadcrumbs and place on lined tray, repeat with other 3 slices of chicken.
Step 9
Spray the chicken with cooking spray and bake for 8-10 minutes or until cooked.
Step 10
Preheat grill/broiler to medium.
Step 11
Transfer cooked chicken to a shallow ovenproof dish and place a slice of ham on each piece of chicken.
Step 12
Stir sugar and basil into tomato sauce and spoon over hammed top chicken and top with cheese.
Step 13
Grill/broil for 4-5 minutes or until cheese melts and turns golden brown.
Step 14
Serve chicken with steamed vegetables (in a steamer would take about 10 minutes for a medium soft texture, about 8 for a al dente taste or 6 for crisp).
Tips
- Olive oil flavored cooking spray