Serves 4 Prep Time: 20 minutes Inactive prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes
4 large chicken breasts
3 cups water
½ cup kosher salt
½ cup sugar
1 c all purpose flour
1 t garlic powder
1 t paprika
3 eggs
½ c milk
2 c panko bread crumbs
½ c parmesan cheese
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
S&P
1 jar good marinara sauce
Fresh Mozzarella cheese
Parmesan cheese for sprinkling
In a large measuring cup pour 1 cup hot water. Add in your sugar and salt and stir to dissolve. Once dissolved pour 2 cups of cold water to bring the temperature down. Put your chicken breasts in a large food storage bag. Pour the water (brine mixture) over the chicken and put in the fridge. Allow to brine for 20-30 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Meanwhile get out three large bowls. Add in your flour, garlic powder and paprika to the first, the egg and milk to the second, and the breadcrumbs, cheese and S&P to the third. Mix to combine all the ingredients in each bowl. Beat the egg and milk with a whisk for a second or two.
Pour 2 T of olive oil onto a baking sheet and spread around to cover. Dip each chicken breast into the flour mixture. Shake off excess flour and dip into the egg/milk bowl. Then dip into the bread crumbs and lay onto your baking sheet in a single layer. Continue with the rest of your chicken.
In a 13×9 baking dish pour ¼ of your marinara sauce on the bottom as a
bed for your chicken. Place chicken on top of sauce then pour remaining sauce on top of chicken. Top with slices of mozzarella and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes.
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WHERE in the grocery store do I find panko breadcrumbs? For some reason, I never see them. Am I looking in the wrong place or what?
Looks good! But I don’t think I’m ready to trade eggplant parm for chicken parm. I love my eggplant!
Yum! I can not wait until my hubby comes home and I can start cooking again!
Shell,
They are usually on the asian foods aisle, near the rice noodles and soy and teriyaki sauces. Sometimes I’ve found them in the seafood department though. Ask a manager in your store if you stiil can’t find them. I have found that getting chummy with the managers of your local grocery store to work out to be very very beneficial!
It is Saturday morning and I haven’t even gotten out of bed yet.
I love my laptop for this reason. I have not ventured downstairs yet for breakfast, but I am now craving some Chicken Parm- yummmy. Maybe I will put some marinara and mozzeralla on my eggs. Happy The Secret is in the Sauce Saturday.
I hope you enjoy the weekend and your kids devour all the meals you make for them.
my best-
Diane
That looks sooooo good!!
I make mine different from yours. But it’s interesting to see how someone else does it. Happy Saturday!!!!
All that melted cheese looks awesome! Stopping by from SITS!
Had this last night. It was great!
MMMMM, my hubby LOVES chicken parmesan! I’ll have to give this recipe a try.
So glad you popped in over at Wonder Woman Wannabe so I can freshen up our dinner fare with some of your fabulous highlights here!
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So love this site! I don’t have any kids….but I still love all the simple, fun recipes. Found you on SITS!
I’ve been wanting to fix this for ages! I love that you don’t fry yours!