Friday, January 6, 2012

a really easy chicken parm.

i've made this at least three times in the last three weeks.  so, ya know, once a week.  
steve declares, "this is restaurant good" when i make it.  what does that say of my other dinners?
we don't go there.  but what i do know--it's yummy.  and really easy.  i skip the breading that chicken parm can sometimes have and that cuts the time a lot.  give it a try.

| ingredients |
serves 4

4-6 thin sliced chicken breasts
italian seasonings (i have a mix, but a mixture of salt, pepper, oregano, basil would be fine)
tomato sauce (i loove the three cheese from TJ's)
1 lb. of pasta, any kind
mozzarella cheese
pecorino romano cheese (or parm but i like the first better)

| directions |

sauté your chicken on medium heat in olive oil.  as it browns, keep turning it and seasoning both sides.  this is where it's good if you have thin chicken breasts because you can trust that they're cooked all the way through without cutting them up.  otherwise, cut them up and have chicken pieces instead.
once cooked through, add the tomato sauce right over the chicken and let that simmer on low heat for 10 minutes or so.  then add the mozzarella cheese, and the pecorino romano to the top of that and put the whole pan in the oven (we use all-clad so we can but make sure that it's ok for your entire pan to be in the oven).  broil it for 10 minutes or so till your cheese is golden brown.  serve over pasta!

36 comments:

kimberly bailey said...

sounds delicious- and way easy. definitely going to make this sometime this weekend. thanks!

CREPUSCOLANTE said...

Can I suggest you a secret :-) It looks delicious, but the best way to make this kind of meal is:
- if your pasta have to cook 10minutes, cook it for 5.
- then put your tomato and cheese souce (it has to be a lot) over pasta and mix all together
- on the top add more pecorino romano a little bit more of mozzarella, and put it in the oven for other 5/8 minutes
- broil it for 5 minutes or so

In this way your pasta will finish to cook in the oven, and everything will be creamy inside and crispy on the top!!

Martina

(bad english!! :-)

The Rigolosos said...

Now I am craving chicken parm for breakfast. Weird?

I'm so making this.

Petchie said...

Looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing!

xoxo
Petchie
http://itsallofthelittlethings.blogspot.com/

Nessa @{Casa Braaflat} said...

love a good recipe that is restaurant good. made a tomato and roasted red pepper soup that i declared that same thing about. there i go just tootin' my own horn!

Kara said...

That sounds amazing!! I'll definitely have to try it!

Tom said...

Looks absolutely delicious and reasonably easy to make. My kind of meal.

Elizabeth said...

I want you to know that I just called Mike at the store, said "chickensaucepastacheese" and hung up.

Heather B {dreaming big} said...

I've been scouring the internet for a recipe for dinner tonight (just spent 20 minutes on Pioneer Woman) and scrap it all - I'm makin' Brigitte's Chicken Parm! Thanks for sharing.

Kimberly said...

This looks delicious AND easy. I want to make it next week!

Kate {motleymama.com} said...

I want this in my mouth. Now.

Dancing Branflake said...

Oh yum! Any dish with cheese is an instant fave in my belly. I definitely need to up my rep of meals around here.

Traci said...

Sounds delish!! Easy is my kind of meal since I'm not a cook!

FoundVintageStyle said...

I'm visiting my mom out of town and needed a quick but comforting meal to make tonight- this is it!
thanks, love your blog btw.

Cindy said...

yummo! I'll be trying this dish SOON! thanks!!

Casey said...

This sounds amazing, and yo to Martina's comment...drool. Happy weekend :)

melissamevans said...

Sounds DELICIOUS! Excellent post! Yummy.

Marjorie said...

Whoa, trying this this week! Yummy! Thanks for sharing.

Melissa said...

Looks amazing! I am going to try this, so much simpler than a lot of recipes where you have to bread :)

Drena said...

Sounds like my hubs who often says, "this is good.....for home food.". Seriously, dude, just say it is good. Period. I get that we aren't comparing it to professionally trained chefs.

Tori said...

I think I need to try this!!!! Looks delish!

Andrea said...

YUMMMMM! Bookmarked!!

Bon Bon said...

chicken. cheese. and carbs. hello loves of my life. xoxo

Cruz Family said...

Thanks for posting this. I made two tonight, one was your recipe and the other was basically the same except i breaded the chicken before baking. Gotta say.. i like your recipe better than breading! Nice! Thanks for posting this.

petra said...

ummmmm yum! I just made it and my boyfriend has never told me he liked something I have made for him without being asked first. this is the highest praise! I can not believe how easy it is to make! you are brilliant! thanks for sharing!

Kate the Great said...

This sounds great! I am making it for dinner tomorrow night :D

thischickadee said...

So I made this the other night because I had nothing else planned and knew I would get major points for having something ready on the table (it has been ages since THAT happened) when my husband got home from overtime.
It was a hit.
Many thanks, my friend.

Kristyn said...

I'm making this Thursday night! Thanks for a new recipe! :)

becca jordan said...

just made this for me and hubz. he loved it. i put it over tortellini (the elite pasta - cheese. yum.). delish. and i loved how simple it was. thanks!!

Emma said...

yum. thanks for sharing!! i can't wait to try it.

brittany said...

this is making my mouth water!

Rebeka said...

This looks really awesome! I just pinned it so I can make it sometime this week :)

Thanks for sharing!

Heather B {dreaming big} said...

Made it - loved it. It really is restaurant good.

Lexie Loo, Lily Boo, and Dylan Too! said...

That sounds and looks good!

Kristyn said...

Finally got around to making this. Ah-mazing and definitely restaurant good! My hubby told me that we need to add it to our regular rotation of dinners. Thanks for sharing!!

Erin said...

I've been thinking about this ever since you posted. Making it today. Amen and hallelujah.

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