Healthy Chicken Parmesan
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 6
 
easy and delicious, lightened chicken parmesan without the breading!
Ingredients
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 2¼ lb chicken breasts (~3 breasts), butterflied
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (or sub dried basil, parsley and/or oregano)
  • 2½ cups good quality marinara sauce
  • 1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend or mozzarella
  • 3 ounces fresh mozzarella
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add chicken breasts, season with black pepper and 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning. Add garlic to the pan. Cook ~4-5 minutes, flip chicken breasts and cook another ~4-5 minutes or until you see a little browning.
  2. Transfer chicken breasts to a casserole dish (they will still be raw in the center) or leave them in the skillet if it's an oven-safe skillet, pour marinara sauce on top. Add shredded and fresh mozzarella and bake for 25 minutes. While chicken is baking, boil some pasta.
Notes
To butterfly your chicken breast, put your chicken breast on a cutting board and place your hand on top. Use a sharp knife to slice into one of the breasts, starting at the thickest end to open up the breast like a butterfly. Essentially you are creating an additional piece.
Since marinara sauce has plenty of sodium, it isn't necessary to salt your chicken breasts.
Recipe by Nutritious Eats at https://www.nutritiouseats.com/easy-chicken-parmesan/