Thursday, October 16, 2008

Things We've Made: Chicken Parm

Ingredients:
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1 Tablespoon grated Parmesan
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon each, salt/pepper
2 boneless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon butter, fat-free margarine, whatever

Instructions:
1) Mix the bread crumbs, cheese, seasonings in a pie plate (or lid from old Italian take-out or something)
2) Smear the chicken chunks with the mustard
3) Roll them in the crumbly stuff
4) On medium heat, melt the oil and butter together in a skillet. Cook the chicken for 5-6 minutes each side.

Notes:
Bad - Hard to keep the chicken coating from turning black before the inside of the chicken was cooked through. Next time, thinner chunks.
Good - it's only 169 cals for every 4 oz of chunks. Throw it in with some whole-wheat pasta and stewed diced tomatoes and it's like chicken parm without the soul-crushing guilt.

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