authentic chicken parmesan
wash and pat-dry each chicken breasts
cut any visible fat from each chicken breast
pour olive oil into frying pan , and turn the heat up to medium-high
mix all of the following ingredients in a medium-large mixing bowl: parmesan cheese , bread crumbs , basil , salt , black pepper , oregano , thyme
in another mixing bowl , whisk together the eggs and milk until it is slightly foamy
more milk , approximately 1 / 4 cup , can be added to make the milk-egg mixture less thick
dip a chicken breast into the milk-egg mixture
remove the chicken breast once it is well coated and allow the excess to drip off into the bowl for a second or two
place the chicken breast into the breading mixture
roll chicken around to thoroughly coat all sides of chicken
once oil has reached optimum temperature , place the minced garlic into the oil and stir around for a second
turn temperature of burner down between medium and medium-high
the garlic should be sizzling
do not allow to burn
after a minute of constantly stirring the minced garlic , place the breaded chicken breast from the bowl into the frying pan
allow room for the remaining breasts to be placed into the frying pan
repeat step 6 above for each of the remaining breasts
place each breaded breast into the frying pan
cook the chicken breasts on each side to a nice golden brown
this may take about 5 minutes per side
it really depends on the temperature you have your burner set at
you do not want to burn the chicken breasts
once each breast has reached a nice golden brown color , remove from frying pan and place on a plate lined with a few paper towels
preheat oven to 375 degrees
take a square glass pan , or equivalent , and spray with cooking spray
pour half of the jar of spaghetti sauce into the square pan
pour 2 tablespoons minced garlic into the glass pan with the spaghetti sauce
mix around to spread garlic throughout the pan
place each chicken breast into the pan without having the sides touching
do not overlap the chicken breasts
pour the remaining spaghetti sauce onto each chicken breast
spread sauce over each chicken breast to ensure the sides and top of each breast is covered with sauce
cover pan with aluminum foil
there is no need to have a tight seal around the edges of the pan
the foil can be loosely placed on the pan with some gaps for venting to occur
place pan into oven on the middle rack
bake for 40 minutes
after 40 minutes have passed , take pan out of the oven
carefully uncover the aluminum foil to avoid burns from escaping steam
sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the sauce and chicken breasts
the idea is to have each breast thoroughly covered with cheese
it is okay if cheese gets on the sauce
it will make the dish look even better
place uncovered into the oven
bake for an additional 10 minutes , or until cheese is melted and light brown
remove pan from oven
place on a wire rack or on top of the stove burner , and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes
sprinkle parsley on the top of each chicken breast
serve over top of cooked pasta
spaghetti noodles are the best for this meal
spoon sauce over top of each dish
the chicken will absorb a lot of the fluids in the sauce
i use 2 jars of spaghetti sauce and 4 tablespoons minced garlic in the baking pan
we love sauce in our family
an alternate method:
you can make this dish exactly as described above , and add one modification that will make this dish even more tasty
stuff each of the chicken breasts , before breading , with a ricotta cheese mixture
the ricotta cheese mixture should contain ricotta cheese , 2 tablespoons garlic , 1 teaspoon black pepper , 1 tablespoon basil and oregano
when stuffing the chicken breasts , make sure you flatten out each breast with a pounder
flatten each breast on a piece of wax paper to avoid sticking to surface
spread a nice portion of cheese mixture onto each breast
fold breasts in half and seal with wooden tooth picks
you may need to use a lot of tooth picks to thoroughly seal each breast
once each breast has been stuffed and sealed , refer to step 6 above for breading each breast