Vinnie’s Chicken Parmesan

Italian
Main Dishes
Poultry
PREP TIME:
45 minutes

SERVES:

4-6

TOTAL COOKING TIME:

1.5 hour
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INGREDIENTS
  • 3 lbs boneless chicken breasts
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tbsp dry diced onion
  • 1/2 tbsp dry minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp chicken boullion seasoning
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp fresh parsley, diced
  • 1 tbsp fresh garlic, diced
  • 1 tsp mushroom seasoning
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Rinse chicken over cold water. Remove excess fat. Pat chicken dry with papertowel.
  2. 2.
    Flatten chicken breast pieces with a meat beater into roughly 1/4" thick. Cut chicken breasts into halves. Set aside.
  3. 3.
    Place chicken into a large mixing bowl. Add olive oil, garlic powder, diced garlic, onion powder, diced dry onion, chicken bouillion seasoning, diced parsley. Mix well and marinated chicken for at least 4 hours or better overnight.
  4. 4.
    Prepare cheese flour mix as described in Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 below.
  5. 5.
    Dip chicken pieces into Part 1 (flour), Part 2 (eggs) and Part 3 (parmesean cheese). Place cheesy chicken pieces into baking sheet.
  6. 6.
    Add 1/2 cup of olive oil to a non-stick frying pan. Bring oil to hot over medium heat. Add chicken and cook 1-2 minutes on each side until golden brown on each side. Set aside.
  7. 7.
    Using a separate large frying pan, bring 1 tbsp olive oil to hot over medium heat. Add fresh diced garlic until golden brown. Add sweet onion, cook for 1-2 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook for another 1 minute.
  8. 8.
    Add marinara sauce into pan. Add fresh chopped parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, minced dry onion, chives, basil, sugar. Mix well and remove from heat.
  9. 9.
    Cook spaghetti, linguini or angel hair noodles el dente per box instructions.
  10. 10.
    Serve chicken over cooked noodles. Add marinara sauce over chicken and noodles. Sprinkle chopped scallion as garnish.
Cheese Flour Mix
INGREDIENTS
  • Part 1: 3/4 cup flour, 1/4 tsp merlot salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • Part 2: 4 whisked eggs
  • Part 3: 12 oz shedded parmesean cheese

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Using separate mixing bowls, prepare Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of cheese flour mix. Set aside.
Marinara Tomatoes Sauce
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 sweet onion, chopped
  • 2 large tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 marinara sauce jars (96 oz)
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp fresh garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 tsp chives
  • 1/2 tsp basil leaves
  • 1/8 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp dry minced onion

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Prepare marinara tomatoes sauce as described in Step 7 and Step 8 above.