Chicken Parmesan is one of my husband’s favorite dinners. Every time we go out to dinner I can almost guarantee if it is on the menu he is ordering it. Of course in restaurants it is served deep fried, drowning in cheese, and served with white pasta making it not very waistline friendly. However, it is easy to create a healthier version of this dish without losing any of the taste. And did I mention that my kids love it too!
Makes approximately 4 servings
Ingredients.
1-2 pounds thinly sliced chicken breasts
1/2 cup King Arthur 100% Whole Wheat Flour
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/2 tablespoon onion flakes
1/2 tablespoon dried oregano
**you can also use whole wheat breadcrumbs if you don’t have flour or spices on hand
2-3 tablespoons olive oil
4 – 5 cups spaghetti sauce
8 ounces of mozzarella cheese
Cooked whole wheat pasta
Preheat over to 350 degrees
Step 1.
Mix flour and spices together on a plate. Heat oil.
Step 2.
Take chicken breasts and dredge in flour mixture then brown chicken on both sides. About 2 minutes on each side. After chicken is browned put on baking sheet or dish.
Step 3.
Spoon about 1/4 cup sauce on each breast then sprinkle cheese over chicken.
Step 4. Cook for about 25 – 30 minutes
Use the remainder of the sauce for pasta. Serve chicken with pasta.
I made this tonight….delicious!
That is awesome! Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions. All feedback welcomed
Saw your recipe featured on Org. Junkie… figured I best come check it out! This looks like a great recipe. Our standard is a crockpot version, but this looks wonderful.
It would be helpful if your recipes would show how many calories in them.
This was one of my first recipes I posted. Most of them do include the nutritional info. I will get this one up soon.
This was awesome, I made it for friends who otherwise refuse to eat whole wheat pasta and they didn’t notice (or if they did, they didn’t comment). Thanks for your posts, I’m a single gal but I like to entertain and most of your recipes are easy enough for a novice like me!!!!!!!!
So glad your friends liked it! Yes all my recipes have to be easy – believe me this mama ain’t no gourmet chef either