Simple Chicken Parmesan
This makes 6 servings of Chicken Parmesan. Each serving comes out to be 497.5 Calories, 31.31g Fats, 2.62g Net Carbs, and 46.57g Protein.
Ingredients
The Chicken
- 29 ounce chicken breasts
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
The Coating
- 2.5 ounces pork rinds
- ¼ cup flaxseed meal
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ teaspoons chicken broth
- ¼ cup olive oil
The Sauce
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 cup Rao's Tomato Sauce
- ½ teaspoon garlic
- ½ teaspoon. oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Grind up pork rinds, flax, parmesan cheese, and spices in a food processor.
- Slice chicken breasts in half or in thirds and pound them out into cutlets.
- In a seperate container to the coating, crack and egg and whisk with 1 1/2 tsp. chicken broth.
- In a saucepan, combine all ingredients for the sauce and whisk together. Let this cook for at least 20 minutes while you are making the chicken.
- Bread all chicken cutlets by dipping into egg mixture, then dipping into the coating mixture. Set aside on a piece of foil.
- Heat 2 tbsp. olive oil in a pan and fry up each piece of chicken 2 at a time. Add more oil as needed (I used 1/4 cup in total).
- Set pieces of chicken into a casserole dish, add sauce on top, and then sprinkle with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese. Bake at 400F for 10 minutes or until cheese is nice and melted.