Cover the chicken breast with
parchment paper or plastic wrap.
Using the meat mallet, pound the
chicken until it is uniformly Ό
thick. Season with the salt and
pepper.
Place the egg whites in a shallow
bowl. Mix the bread crumbs,
Parmesan and Italian seasoning on
a large plate. Dip each breast
into the egg whites to coat both
sides and then into the crumb
mixture, patting the crumbs so
they fully cover the chicken.
Preheat the broiler. Heat the oil
in a large skillet over medium
heat. Cook the chicken appx. 3 to
4 minutes on the first side or
until crumbs are deeply browned
and crunchy. Turn and cook on the
other side for 2 to 3 minutes or
until crumbs are browned. Transfer
to a baking sheet. (My chicken
breasts ended up so large after
pounding that I could only place 1
or 2 in the skillet at a time.
Just add more olive oil if needed)
Spoon the tomato sauce over the
chicken pieces, top with the
shredded cheese and place
underneath the broiler for 2 to 3
minutes or until the cheese is
melted and bubbling.
Remove from broiler and they are
ready to serve.
Hints: I showed mixing
bowls in the tools picture,
but I found that placing the egg
whites and the bread crumbs in
pie plates made it much easier
to dip and coat the chicken. The
leftover chicken breasts made
excellent chicken sandwiches.
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