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Chicken parmesan served with tomato passata sauce and spaghetti on a white plate
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Parmesan Chicken Mozzarella

A super dinner recipe for cheese lovers, Parmesan Chicken Mozzarella is an easy recipe made using chicken breasts stuffed with grated mozzarella. Coated with breadcrumbs and fried until crispy.
Topped with parmesan and baked in the oven on top of a homemade garlic, basil and tomato sauce.
Perfect served with pasta, sauteed potatoes, chips and salad.
This Italian recipe is also known as Chicken Parmigiana.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Australian, British, Italian
Keyword: breaded chicken, breaded chicken with mozzarella, breaded chicken with tomato sauce and mozzarella, chicken dinner, Chicken in tomato sauce, Chicken mozzarella, Chicken parma, chicken parmi, Chicken Parmigiana, Chicken Parmy, crispy chicken, mozzarella crispy chicken, mozzarella stuffed chicken
Yield: 4 people
Calories: 621kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Ingredients

  • 4 Chicken breasts
  • 150 g Grated mozzarella cheese
  • 3 tablespoon Plain flour
  • 2 Eggs whisked
  • 100 g Breadcrumbs any will do, we used a mixture of Panko and Golden
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 300 g Passata
  • 4 tablespoon Tomato and Garlic puree we used Gia brand
  • 3 tablespoon Chopped Basil (fresh) If using dried basil only 2 tsp
  • 2 tablespoon Grated Parmesan
  • Salt & Black Pepper

Serve with Salad/ Spaghetti/ Sautéed Potatoes/ Chips

  • 1 bag Salad
  • Spaghetti or other pasta
  • Sautéed Potatoes
  • Chips
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Preheat Oven to 200°C/ 180°C fan / 400°F/ Gas mark 6. Slice the chicken breasts in half length-ways to create a flap (do not cut all the way through)
    4 Chicken breasts
    Cutting a chicken breast in half with a silver knife on a red chopping board
  • Fill with a handful of mozzarella, fold the top of chicken breast back over the top
    150 g Grated mozzarella cheese
    A chicken breast stuffed with grated mozzarella cheese and folded the top half of the breast over the cheese by hand on a red chopping board
  • Dip the stuffed chicken breast in the following bowls, in turn.
    1.bowl of flour
    2.bowl of egg
    3.bowl of breadcrumbs
    3 tablespoon Plain flour, 2 Eggs, 100 g Breadcrumbs
    Dipping a chicken breast into panko and golden bread crumbs on a white plate
  • Fry the breaded chicken breasts in oil for 3 minutes on each side. (Remember, this is to crisp up the coating not to cook the chicken)
    1 tablespoon Olive oil
    Frying four bread crumbed coated chicken breasts in a cast iron pan
  • In a oven dish, pour in passata, tomato & garlic puree, basil, salt and pepper. Stir together.
    300 g Passata, 4 tablespoon Tomato and Garlic puree, Salt & Black Pepper, 3 tablespoon Chopped Basil (fresh)
    Fresh chopped basil and pepper added to the tomato passata sauce in a white casserole dish
  • Add breaded chicken breasts on top of the sauce, sprinkle with Parmesan
    2 tablespoon Grated Parmesan
    Sprinkling grated parmesan cheese over chicken Parma in tomato sauce in a white casserole dish
  • Cover with foil, cook for 25 - 30 minutes.
    Covering over chicken parmigiana in a white casserole dish with silver tin foil
  • Serve chicken on top of spaghetti scooping up the tomato sauce to pour remaining sauce on top of the chicken, add one last sprinkle of Parmesan.
    Spaghetti
    Chicken parmesan served with tomato passata sauce and spaghetti on a white plate
  • Or serve with sauteed potatoes and salad.
    1 bag Salad, Sautéed Potatoes, Chips
    Crispy bread crumb mozzarella chicken served with tomato sauce , lettuce,red onion, tomatoes, green olives , coleslaw and potato squares on a white plate

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Nutrition

Calories: 621kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 66g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 258mg | Sodium: 771mg | Potassium: 1273mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 923IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 303mg | Iron: 4mg