Basil Garlic Chicken Parmesan Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a bowl, blend the olive oil and garlic. In a separate bowl, mix the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, basil, and pepper. Dip each chicken breast in the oil mixture, then in the bread crumb mixture. Arrange the coated chicken breasts in the prepared baking dish, and top with any remaining bread crumb mixture.
• Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Roast at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 35 minutes, or until juices run clear. Let cool, and chop into chunks.
• In a food processor, puree the mayonnaise, basil, garlic, and celery.
• Combine the chunked chicken, pureed mixture, and Parmesan cheese; toss. Refrigerate, and serve.

Steps:

• For Sauce:.
• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, heat garlic and oil together over medium-high heat until garlic starts to sizzle.
• Stir in tomatoes, basil, oregano, sugar, a pinch of salt, and a couple of grinds of pepper; bring to a simmer.
• Continue to simmer until sauce thickens a bit and flavors meld, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Taste sauce, adjusting salt if necessary; Cover and keep warm.
• Chicken Parmesan:.
• Bring 2 to 3 quarts of water to boil in a large soup kettle.
• Beat egg and a heaping 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small pie plate or other shallow dish until completely broken up.
• Mix bread crumbs, a heaping 1/4 teaspoon salt, and a grind or two of pepper in another small pie plate or shallow baking dish.
• Preheat broiler.
• To Prepare Chicken Breasts:.
• Halve breasts horizontally to form two cutlets. (Cut this way, they need little or no pounding).
• *If pounding or using small breasts:
• Pour 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil in the center of a sheet of plastic wrap; Turn one cutlet in the oil to coat; top with a second sheet of plastic wrap and pound gently to an even 1/4-inch thickness; Repeat with remaining cutlets, adding additional oil as needed.*.
• Working with one at a time, dip both sides of each cutlet in the beaten egg, then in the bread crumb mixture.
• Set cutlets on large wire rack set over a jelly roll pan.
• Add 2 teaspoons salt and the spaghetti to the boiling water. Boil while cutlets sauté (next step).
• Heat oil over medium-high heat in a 12-inch skillet.
• When oil starts to shimmer, add cutlets and sauté until golden brown on each side, about 5 to 6 minutes total.
• Wash and dry wire rack and return to jelly roll pan.
• Transfer cutlets to wire rack and top each with equal portions of mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
• Place pan of cutlets 4 to 5 inches from heat source and broil until cheese melts and is spotty brown, about 3 minutes.
• Drain spaghetti.
• Transfer a chicken cutlet and a portion of spaghetti to each of 4 plates. Spoon two or three tablespoons of sauce over part of each cutlet, then sauce the spaghetti as desired.
• Serve immediately with extra Parmesan passed separately.

Steps:

• Flatten breasts, dip in flour, salt and pepper.
• Heat butter in 12in skillet.
• Add breasts, cook for 4 minutes each side until browned and juices run clear.
• Remove from pan.
• Mix basil with remaining ingredients.
• Add to pan, cook and stir for 3 minutes,thicken with a little flour if needed.
• Serve over chicken.