Chicken Parmesan

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Show: Food 911Episode: Raiding the Pantry

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (267)

Cook Time:
40 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 40 min
Total:: 1 hr 5 min

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Ingredients

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus 3 tablespoons
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted
1/2 bunch fresh basil leaves
2 (28-ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, drained and hand-crushed
Pinch sugar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 skinless, boneless, chicken breasts (about 11/2 pounds)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon water
1 cup dried bread crumbs
1 (8-ounce) ball fresh buffalo mozzarella, water drained
Freshly grated Parmesan
1 pound spaghetti pasta, cooked al dente

Directions

Coat a saute pan with olive oil and place over medium heat. When the oil gets hazy, add the onions, garlic, and bay leaves; cook and stir for 5 minutes until fragrant and soft. Add the olives and some hand-torn basil. Carefully add the tomatoes (nothing splashes like tomatoes), cook and stir until the liquid is cooked down and the sauce is thick, about 15 minutes; season with sugar, salt and pepper. Lower the heat, cover, and keep warm.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Get the ingredients together for the chicken so you have a little assembly line. Put the chicken breasts side by side on a cutting board and lay a piece of plastic wrap over them. Pound the chicken breasts with a flat meat mallet, until they are about 1/2-inch thick. Put the flour in a shallow platter and season with a fair amount of salt and pepper; mix with a fork to distribute evenly. In a wide bowl, combine the eggs and water, beat until frothy. Put the bread crumbs on a plate, season with salt and pepper.

Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high flame in a large oven-proof skillet. Lightly dredge both sides of the chicken cutlets in the seasoned flour, and then dip them in the egg wash to coat completely, letting the excess drip off, then dredge in the bread crumbs. When the oil is nice and hot, add the cutlets and fry for 4 minutes on each side until golden and crusty, turning once.

Ladle the tomato-olive sauce over the chicken and sprinkle with mozzarella, Parmesan, and basil. Bake the Chicken Parmesan for 15 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly. Serve hot with spaghetti.

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Joanne Brentwood , TN 02-09-2010
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Better than Restaurant Style
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is the first full meal I've ever cooked and it was absolutely delicious! The sauce was very flavorful and chicken ended... up being extremely tender, and all the herbs really gave it a nice kick. It did take longer than the listed cooking time, but overall it was a great recipe and a huge success with my family.Read more
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Candice Woodland Hills, CA 02-01-2010
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YUMMMY IN MY TUMMY
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

THIS RECIPE WAS GREAT. IT DID TAKE TIME TO MAKE SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME PATIENCE BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH THE TIME. BECAUSE THE... FLAVORS WERE GREAT TOGETHER. I LEFT OUT THE OLIVES & MY SAUCE WAS GREAT. FOR THE PPL SAYING IT WAS BLAND I WOULD RECOMMEND ALWAYS SEASONING THE CHICKEN. WITH SOME SEASON SALT & PEPPER. MINE WAS GREAT. Read more
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Janine Cary, NC 01-24-2010
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A Family Hit
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

You can't ask for a better chicken parmesan recipe. All my boys and DH loved this - will be making this one for the inlaws... when they come. Read more
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samantha new bedfrod, MA 01-23-2010
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Made for a dinner/ Birthday Party
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband and I decided to make this for our nephews 1st birthday. I wanted to make something to go with her famous Baked... Ziti. I have become a very good cook and decided to go for something a bit different. I found this and WOW!!! I also added some burgundy wine to the sauce along with mushrooms. OMG it tasted so good just going into the pan. What I'm expecting is to watch jaws drop and all their faces go wow. My husband was such a great help doing all the frying,( I don't care for that) but other than that it went together easy and tasted very good and only cost me 25 dollars to make. We also used whole wheat bread crumbs to give it an extra nutritional boost!! Sensational dinner, Thanx Tyler Read more
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Larry Chicago, IL 01-22-2010
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Brings back the memories!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

From the semi-chunky tomatoes to the flavorfull breading and Kalamata olives this is an all around winner. Though I did... tinker a little melding some of Giada De Laurentis approach to this too. These are truly 5 Star offerings.Read more
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Melanie Connersville, IN 01-18-2010
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Amazing
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is one of my top recipes I use of all times. I "heart" Tyler's creations!