Olive Garden Stuffed Chicken Parmigiana
Need I say more? Olive Garden, great, tasty Italian food for the whole family. My family loves this super easy and Delish recipe. COOKS NOTES: Leftover cheese filling may be kept in refrigerator for 2 weeks or frozen up to 3 months. Also makes good filling for manicotti. If using flat cookie sheet...be sure to form a "rim" so that melted shortening doesn't run off. Using foil helps with clean up:)NOTE: This is an adopted recipe and now that I have tried it myself I can only say: full credit to the previous owner for a wonderful recipe, I am lucky indeed to have become Mama to this one. Enjoy :)
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 6
- 2cups Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1egg white
- 1(15 -16 ounce) container ricotta cheese
- 1(3 ounce) can kraft romano cheese
- 1 1⁄2
- 1⁄2teaspoon dried basil
- 1teaspoon dried thyme
- 1teaspoon dried oregano
- 1(12 ounce) jar pasta sauce (marinara style sauce)
- 1⁄4cup Crisco or 1/4 cup shortening
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DIRECTIONS
- Wash chicken breasts, do not dry, and slit lengthwise, almost through -- to make a pocket.
- Combine ricotta, Romano, Parmesan, basil, thyme and oregano in mixing bowl. It will be crumbly.
- Stuff into pocket of chicken, leaving a small "edge" to seal. Using egg white, rub around edge and pinch to seal. Or may use toothpicks, but be sure to remove before serving.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and melt butter and Crisco in oven at 350 degrees -- about 5 minutes.
- Dredge wet chicken in breadcrumbs, coating well, and place on baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Turn chicken and bake another 15 to 20 minutes.
- While baking, heat pasta sauce until hot. Remove chicken from oven and spoon hot pasta sauce over each.
- Before serving, top with grated, fresh Parmesan cheese, if desired.
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