Low-carb chicken parmesan
Ready for a tasty Italian-American dish? Chicken parmesan is a classic, so moist and so full of gusto. We skipped the breading without sacrificing the exciting flavors.
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Ingredients
Chicken parmesan
- 1½ lbs 650 g chicken breast (without skin)chicken breasts (without skin)
- 2 2 eggeggs
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 pinch 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp ½ tsp salt
- 4 oz. 110 g (175 ml) parmesan cheese, shredded
- ¼ cup 60 ml fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 2 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
- 1 lb 450 g (450 ml) crushed tomatoes
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp dried oregano
- salt and ground black pepper
- ½ lb 225 g mozzarella, mini cheese balls
Serving
- 3 oz. 75 g (600 ml) baby spinach
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Making low carb simple
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 430°F (225°C).
- Put the chicken breast fillets on a cutting board covered with aluminium foil or parchment paper. Slice the fillets lengthwise in two thinner pieces. Cover with foil or parchment paper and pound with a meat mallet to make them even thinner. Salt and pepper.
- In a deep bowl or plate, whisk together eggs, Italian seasoning, cayenne pepper and salt. In another deep bowl, combine parmesan cheese and parsley. Dip the chicken in the parmesan, then the egg mixture, then the parmesan again.
- Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan and fry until the fillets get a nice color, approximately 2 minutes on each side. Set aside.
- Fry the garlic in the same pan and add the crushed tomatoes. Sprinkle with oregano, salt and pepper. Let simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Pour the sauce into a baking dish. Add the chicken on top and top with small pieces of fresh mozzarella. Bake for 10-15 minutes in the oven or until the cheese has melted completely.
- Serve with baby spinach.
Tips
Make sure you allow the excess egg mixture to run off each chicken fillet for 5 seconds, before coating it in the parmesan cheese. This will ensure there is adequate egg mixture for all the chicken fillets and will result in less sticking to the pan when frying.
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Thanks so much for your feedback. We’ve listened, re-tested this recipe, and improved it. We hope once you try it again yourself, you’ll notice the difference — and love it as much as we do.
Happy cooking!
Many thanks! The recipe team
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Your cast iron skillet should work well. You may use your preferred mozzarella.