My Italian husband says this chicken Parmesan recipe is his absolute favorite dinner. Parmesan-coated chicken swimming in a pool of pasta and sauce with a blanket of melted shredded Italian-blend cheese.
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour: 0.5 cup
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- garlic powder: 0.5 tsp
- ground black pepper: 0.25 tsp
- ground cayenne pepper: 0.25 tsp
- chicken breast tenderloins: 6 piece
- egg: 1 piece
- half-and-half: 1 Tbsp
- seasoned bread crumbs: 1 cup
- panko bread crumbs: 0.5 cup
- Parmesan cheese: 0.5 cup (grated)
- fresh flat-leaf parsley: 1 Tbsp (minced)
- olive oil: 2 Tbsp
- quarts water: 3 piece
- salt: 1 Tbsp
- ounces angel hair pasta: 6 piece
- ½ cups prepared marinara sauce: 1 piece
- ounces shredded Italian cheese blend: 3 piece
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking dish.
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Combine flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, garlic powder, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a resealable plastic bag. Place chicken tenderloins into flour mixture, seal the bag, and shake to coat.
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Beat egg and half-and-half thoroughly in a shallow bowl. Mix together bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and parsley in a second shallow bowl. Dip floured chicken tenderloins into beaten egg mixture, let excess egg drip off, then press chicken into bread crumb mixture to coat. Let breaded chicken rest on a plate to set coating, about 10 minutes.
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Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken in hot oil until no longer pink in the center, the juices run clear, and coating is golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
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Bring water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil in a large pot. Cook angel hair pasta in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Drain.
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Pour 3/4 cup marinara sauce into the prepared baking dish and top with cooked pasta. Pour remaining 3/4 cup sauce over pasta and arrange chicken tenderloins on top. Sprinkle with Italian cheese blend.
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Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 10 minutes. fabeveryday
