Chicken Parmesan

Name: Chicken Parmesan
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 Whole Chicken Breasts; 3/4 Cup Sourdough Bread Crumbs; 2 Tbsp Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1½ Cups Polenta; 1 Cup Organic Cream; 1 Cup Water; ½ Cup Milk; 2 Tsp Sea Salt; 2 Pints Tomatos; 3 Tbsp Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1 Whole Garlic Clove; 1 Tbsp Chopped Basil; Salt & Pepper to taste

November 7, 2024 - By Maggie

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Chicken Parmesan was something I grew up eating… but not like this.

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I grew up eating Chicken Parmesan over spaghetti. My husband ate it over polenta. I was mind blown. My family is Italian and I had never heard of serving it this way. And now it’s the only way I have been eating it!

For how delicious this dinner meal is, you can throw it together in a half hour! I love making this on Friday nights and serving it with a good Italian red wine. Delicious!

Where does Polenta come from?

Polenta originated in Italy. Mainly used by peasants during the Roman Era. It is known mainly as a northern Italian dish. Boy am I glad this dish has made it into the 21st Century!

There are plenty of ways to serve this as well. My grandma always made fried polenta for us. It’s such a delicious way to use leftover Polenta.

Every ingredient counts

I’ve been working on making everything from scratch. In general, I make more than most from scratch but I have been challenging myself to do even more. Since I had a summer garden this year, I’ve been making my own tomato sauce. This recipe also uses 15 Minute Polenta as stated above and sourdough bread crumbs. You can absolutely use any bread crumbs you like, I just prefer these.

Steps to making Chicken Parmesan:

Take your chicken breast and butterfly it in half. Pound meat with a tenderizer.
Start your polenta in your pot of choice. Recipe here for 15 Minute Polenta.
If you’re making your own marinara sauce start that now, otherwise have your sauce out so it’s ready to warm.
Once polenta is going, place your bread crumbs on a plate and coat your chicken breasts.
Oil your pan and get it hot and place on medium heat, put chicken in. Cook 7-10 minutes a side watching carefully.
Once everything is done plate and serve!

Another reason my I love this recipe is it uses bread crumbs. I started making my own once I started baking Make Your Own Sourdough Sandwich Bread and I have never looked back. The flavor is just incredible!