New Chicken Parmesan
A modern take on classic Chicken Parmesan featuring roasted grape tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese. This quick-cooking dish combines juicy chicken breasts with a garlic-olive oil base and melted cheese topping.
Ingredients
- •⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- •2 cloves garlic
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •12 ounces grape tomatoes
- •1½ teaspoons dried oregano
- •¼ teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- •4 pieces skinless boneless chicken breast halves
- •1¼ cups Parmesan cheese
- •6 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese
- •drained
- •thinly sliced
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 500° F. Whisk first 3 ingredients in large bowl. Place tomatoes in medium bowl; mix in 2 tablespoons garlic oil, then oregano and crushed red pepper. Add chicken to large bowl with remaining garlic oil and turn to coat.
5 min
- 2.
Place 1 cup Parmesan in pie dish. Dip 1 side of each chicken piece into cheese to coat; arrange chicken, cheese side up, on 1 half of large rimmed baking sheet. Scatter tomatoes on other half of sheet.
5 min
- 3.
Roast chicken until just cooked through and firm to touch, about 10 minutes. Arrange mozzarella slices atop chicken. Return to oven; roast until cheese melts, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer chicken and tomatoes to 4 plates. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
12 min