Chicken Parmesan from CookingLight
Looking for a healthy dinner to cook this summer? This vibrant chicken parmesan recipe from CookingLight is both delicious and nutritious.
Chicken Parmesan from CookingLight
Ingredients
- 1-ounce whole-wheat flour
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 2/3 cup plain whole-wheat breadcrumbs
- 4 (4-oz.) chicken breast cutlets
- 5/8 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- Cooking spray
- 3 ounces part-skin mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 3/4 cup)
- 1 1/2 cups chopped zucchini (about 1 medium)
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
Directions
- Firstly, preheat your broiler with the oven rack in the middle position. Next, place flour, egg, and breadcrumbs in separate shallow dishes for coating. Sprinkle chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Coat the chicken in flour, dip in the egg, and then coat in breadcrumbs.
- Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add 2 cutlets and cook for 1 minute on each side. Next, place the cutlets on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Repeat with 1 1/2 teaspoon oil and remaining chicken cutlets.
- Lastly, top the chicken cutlets with cheese and broil them for 1 1/2 minutes. Heat the remaining oil in a skillet, add the zucchini and sauté for 1 minute. Add remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt, tomatoes, and garlic and sauté for 4 minutes. Finally, top the finished chicken cutlets with basil and enjoy!
Nutrition
This recipe makes 4 servings and has 398 calories per serving. Each serving has 16.2g of fat, 37g of protein, 25g of carbohydrates, as well as 4g of fiber!
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