Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Grilled Chicken Parmigiano

This recipe is from Rocco Dispirito book " Now Eat This"
I love Rocco and his book is wonderful you should check it out.

4 boneless skinless chicken breast
salt and pepper
2 cups of marinara sauce plus 1 cup of drained canned whole
plum tomatoes, roughly chopped

1 cup of roughly chopped fresh basil

1 cup shredded reduced fat mozzarella
about 6 tbls of parmigiano cheese
1/2 cup whole wheat panko breadcrumbs

Preheat oven 400
Spray 9x13 inch glass baking dish

Heat a grill pan or the grill on inch. Season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
Grill about 1/1/2 minutes per side.

Spread little less than half of marinara sauce .over the bottom of the baking dish
Lay the chicken on top of the sauce.Spoon  the remaining marinara sauce over the chicken
Sprinkle with 1/2 cup basil the mozzarella, and the parmigiano cheese.

Bake the chicken until the cheese has melted and is beginning to brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
Sprinkle the panko and remaining basil on top and serve

Serve with a salad and 1/2 cup of whole grain pasta.

Check this out Regular Chic Parm  calories 1,090.   Fat  332g
                                   Grilled Parm             332     Fat    9.3g

ENJOY THIS ONE WITHOUT ALL THE GUILT!!
 
Some day I will post my version of Chic Parm I make that on a special occasion or when
someone requests it.

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