Champion Chicken Parmesan

From Cooking Light.Try Asiago or provolone cheese in place of the mozzarella

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Tomato sauce

• 1  ounce sun-dried tomato, packed without oil (about 1/4 cup)
• 1  cup boiling water
• 1  teaspoon olive oil
• 2  cups  chopped red bell peppers
• 1  cup  chopped onion
• 2 (14 1/2ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped fresh parsley
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh basil
• 1  tablespoon  balsamic vinegar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2  garlic cloves, minced

• Chicken

• 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup  grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 (4 ounce)  boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1  large  egg white, lightly beaten
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
•  cooking spray
• 1  cup  shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 3  cups  hot  cooked linguine (about 6 ounces uncooked pasta)

Directions

1. To prepare tomato sauce, combine sun-dried tomatoes and water in a bowl; cover and let stand 30 minutes or until soft. Drain and finely chop tomatoes.
2. Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sun-dried tomatoes, bell pepper, and onion; sauté 7 minutes. Stir in canned tomatoes; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in parsley, basil, vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and garlic.
3. Preheat oven to 350°.
4. To prepare chicken, lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, Parmesan, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in a shallow dish. Place each breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; flatten to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Dip each breast half in egg white; dredge in flour mixture. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 5 minutes on each side or until golden. Arrange in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Pour the tomato sauce over the chicken. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Serve over linguine.