Oven Fried Parmed Chicken

Oven fried breaded chicken cutlets that are topped with spaghetti sauce and cheese then baked to a gooey, cheesy goodness! Serve with spaghetti that has been boiled and drained tossed with sauce, tipped into a greased baking pan and topped with lots of mozzarella. Bake along with the chicken after the cheese has been added.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 4-6
• Yields: 1-2 cutlets

Ingredients

• 6  tablespoons butter
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 3  chicken breasts
• 6  slices  white or wheat  sandwich bread
• 1⁄2 cup  grated parmesan cheese
• 2  tablespoons  fresh minced parsley or 1  teaspoon dried parsley
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1  cup  spaghetti sauce
• 1  cup  shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Combine butter and garlic in a heat proof pan and place in oven about 5 minutes until butter is melted.
3. Pound chicken breasts until uniformly thin or carefully slice each breast crosswise to create 6 thin cutlets.
4. Pulse bread slices in a food processor until until you get uniform bread crumbs.
5. Combine crumbs with parmesan cheese, parsley and pepper in a shallow dish.
6. Have a 9x13 baking dish ready.
7. Dip chicken breasts in butter/garlic mixture, then bread crumbs and place in prepared baking pan.
8. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour until chicken is nicely golden brown.
9. Pour spaghetti sauce over chicken.
10. Sprinkle cheese evenly over all.
11. Return to oven to bake about 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted.