Chicken Parmigiana with Beefsteak Tomato Sauce
3
Points®
Total time: 50 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 30 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Our version of this Italian-American classic has a crunchy oat topping that's baked until golden and topped with homemade tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
2 spray(s), divided
Uncooked instant oatmeal
2½ packet(s), 1 oz each (about 1 cup total)
Dried oregano
2 tsp, divided
Garlic powder
½ tsp
Onion powder
½ tsp
Table salt
½ tsp
Black pepper
¼ tsp, freshly ground
Uncooked skinless boneless chicken breast
1 pound(s), four 4 oz pieces
Canned tomato sauce
1 cup(s)
Tomato
1 large, beefsteak, cored and diced
Fresh basil
¼ cup(s), fresh, chopped
Shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
1 cup(s)
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
2
In a shallow bowl, combine oatmeal, 1 teaspoon of oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper. Add chicken to oat mixture and turn to coat both sides, pressing oat mixture onto chicken with your hands. Place chicken on prepared baking sheet and lightly coat surface with cooking spray; bake 20 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine tomato sauce, tomato and remaining teaspoon of oregano. Set pan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Simmer 10 minutes; remove from heat and stir in basil.
4
Remove chicken from oven (keep oven at 400ºF) and top each chicken breast with 1/4 cup of sauce and 1/4 cup of cheese. Return pan to oven and bake until cheese is melted and golden, about 7 to 10 minutes more. Yields 1 piece of chicken per serving.
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