Sunday, January 29, 2012

Parmesan Chicken Bake


I have tried a bunch of Chicken Parmesan recipes, but have not found one that I like because my the breading on my chicken always gets soggy and gross with the marinara sauce and cheese on top. So when I saw this recipe on pinterest I thought, 'Ingenious! Just don't bread your chicken and bake it instead with croutons on top!' The result was amazing! The croutons were crispy on top and softer on the bottom and it was delicious! And bonus, it was so easy to make.

Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic
crushed hot red pepper flakes, to taste (I did not use very much)
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (I used 12 chicken tenderloins and it worked great)
2 cups marinara sauce
1/4 cup chopped basil
8 oz. mozzarella, shredded
4 oz. Parmesan, grated
1 (5-oz) package garlic croutons

Put the olive oil, garlic and red pepper flakes in the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Layer chicken on the top. Pour the marinara sauce on top and spread around. Sprinkle with the basil. Layer half of the mozzerella cheese and parmesan cheese on top of the marinara. Layer the croutons on top of the cheese. Finish off with the rest of the mozzerella and parmesan cheese on the top. Cook uncovered at 350 degrees for 35 minutes (if you use larger chicken breasts, you may need to do a little bit longer.)

Here is the link to the original recipe, he has a video if you want to watch him make it. I followed it pretty much exactly. YUM YUM! http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2008/02/end-of-chicken-parmesan-as-you-know-it.html

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