Parmesan Chicken Paillards With Cherry Tomato Sauce

Submitted by ksduffster

"This recipe is a hit in our house! It is easy to whip up and has all the taste of chicken parmesan without all the calories and fat. To save time, I cut up the tomatoes while the chicken is cooking. From Cooking Light March 2007."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 (6 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• cooking spray
• 1⁄2 cup onion, finely chopped (I use frozen chopped onion, unthawed)
• 1⁄4 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine vinegar
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano

directions

1. Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/2 inch thickness using a meat mallet or a small heavy skillet.
2. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper.
3. Combine cheese and flour in a shallow dish. Dredge one side of each chicken breast in the cheese mixture.
4. Heat 1 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 chicken breast halves, cheese side down; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done. Repeat procedure with remaining oil and chicken breast halves.
5. Remove from pan; keep warm.
6. Carefully wipe any browned bits from the pan using a paper towel.
7. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion; saute 2 minutes. Stir in broth and vinegar; cook 1 minute or until liquid almost evaporates. Add tomatoes, remaining salt and pepper, and oregano; cook 2 minutes.

Reviews

[Derf2440]

Excellant chicken! We loved it and will be making it often. the cherry tomato sauce was lovely, I had to use red wine vinegar, had no sherry vinegar. Thanks for posting!

 

[BarbryT]

A delicious chicken dish. Perfect for spring and summer. It tastes so much fresher than a traditional chicken parmesan and is lighter and tastier. One suggestion on the directions: I did dip the chicken in the cheese/flour mixture on both sides--I like the crustiness. If the intention really is to dredge just one side, more emphasis on that would be good. In all, quick and easy to make...I recommend it highly.