Caprese Chicken Parmesan

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 275.3

Total Fat: 6.6 g
Cholesterol: 149.4 mg
Sodium: 209.7 mg
Total Carbs: 16.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
Protein: 38.6 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Caprese Chicken Parmesan calories by ingredient

Introduction

Without marinara of any kind. Just the way I like it. Without marinara of any kind. Just the way I like it.

Minutes to Prepare: 5

Minutes to Cook: 25

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

Coating =

1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour

1/4 cup Bread Crumbs

1/4 cup Parmesan & Romano Cheese

1 tbsp Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth

1 Large Egg

1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

1/4 tsp Paprika

Pinch of Black Pepper

Handful of Fresh Basil

Chicken =

4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

2 Roma Tomatoes, diced

1/2 cup Shredded Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese

1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Directions

1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees

2) Preheat nonstick skillet

3) Spray nonstick cooking oil in a baking dish

For Coating

4) On a plate, combine flour and black pepper

5) In a bowl, beat egg with chicken broth. Add chopped basil

6) On another plate, combine bread crumbs, parmesan & romano cheese, garlic powder, and paprika.

For Chicken

7) Coat chicken breasts on both sides with flour, then dip on both sides in egg mixture, then dredge on both sides in cheese-bread crumb mixture

8) Add chicken breasts to skillet with EVOO. Cook just until brown on each side. It will finish cooking in the oven.

9) Place chicken breasts in prepared baking dish. Bake in oven for 15-25 minutes, depending on the thickness of the chicken

10) In the last 5 minutes, top breasts with mozzarella. This needs to be added in the end because cheese burns easily.

11) Slice tomatoes in half and squeeze juices out over the sink before dicing them. Top mozzarella with diced tomatoes. Enjoy.

-- 6 WW points --

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLUESUNSHINEFL.