Low-Carb Chicken Parmesan - Recipe - Diet Doctor

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 10 + 30 m Medium

9 g

Low-carb chicken parmesan


4.9 28 ratings
Ready for a tasty Italian-American dish? Chicken
parmesan is a classic, so moist and so full of gusto. We
skipped the breading without sacrificing the exciting
flavors.

4 servings Instructions
1 Preheat the oven to 430°F (225°C).
Ingredients
Chicken parmesan Put the chicken breast fillets on a cutting board covered
2
1½ lbs chicken breasts
with aluminium foil or parchment paper. Slice the fillets
2 eggs lengthwise in two thinner pieces. Cover with foil or
2 tbsp Italian seasoning parchment paper and pound with a meat mallet to make
1 pinch cayenne pepper them even thinner. Salt and pepper.

½ tsp salt
3 In a deep bowl or plate, whisk together eggs, Italian
1 cup (2¾ oz.) shredded
seasoning, cayenne pepper and salt. In another deep
Parmesan cheese
bowl, combine parmesan cheese and parsley. Dip the
¼ cup (1⁄8 oz.) fresh chicken in the parmesan, then the egg mixture, then the
parsley, chopped parmesan again.
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp olive oil 4 Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan and fry until the
2 garlic cloves, minced fillets get a nice color, approximately 2 minutes on each
side. Set aside.
1 lb (2 cups) crushed
tomatoes
5 Fry the garlic in the same pan and add the crushed
1 tbsp dried oregano
tomatoes. Sprinkle with oregano, salt and pepper. Let
salt and ground black simmer for 5-10 minutes.
pepper
½ lb mozzarella, mini Pour the sauce into a baking dish. Add the chicken on
6
cheese balls top and top with small pieces of fresh mozzarella. Bake
for 10-15 minutes in the oven or until the cheese has
melted completely.
Serving
3 oz. (2¾ cups) baby
spinach 7 Serve with baby spinach.

Tip
Make sure you allow the excess egg mixture to run off each
chicken fillet for 5 seconds, before coating it in the parmesan
www.dietdoctor.com cheese. This will ensure there is adequate egg mixture for all
Making low carb simple the chicken fillets and will result in less sticking to the pan when
frying.

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