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I am so glad you stopped by. A couple of months ago I saw the movie Julie & Julia, where a young woman decides to take a year and make every recipe in Julia Child's French Cookbook. I enjoyed the movie very much and became intrigued. Maybe I could do something like that, so, I got out my barely used, 13 year old, Better Homes Cookbook and started flipping through. Thus began my cooking experiment.

Cooking is something I have always hated to do, it was a chore for me, not a pleasure. I am not a professional cook, and never will be, but the movie ignited a spark in me and revealed a new discovery, cooking can be fun!

I am learning that with patience, motivation, and good recipes anyone can be a good cook. Believe me, if I can do it, so can you! I hope you will experiment along with me and let me know what you think of the recipes I share.

I will post each new recipe I try along with a picture (I can't stand cookbooks that don't include pictures!) so you can see the final product. I will also share tips that I have learned along the way. For you seasoned chefs, the tips may seem like common sense, but for those of us who are dummies in the kitchen, they are epiphanies.

Happy Cooking!

Nancy

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Chicken Parmesan

Who doesn't like a good chicken parm. This was very easy and tasted delicious!

Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 10 minutes Start to Finish: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

2 boneless, skinless chicken breast
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 tsp. salt, divided
1 cup panko (coarse) or plain bread crumbs
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
8 oz. linguine, cooked according to package directions
3 cups prepared marinara sauce, heated

Directions:

CUT chicken breasts in half horizontally to form 4 thin cutlets, or pound chicken breasts to 1/4-inch thickness and slice each in half, forming 4 cutlets.

BEAT egg and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small pie plate. Mix breadcrumbs, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in another small pie plate. Dip both sides of each cutlet in the egg, then the bread crumb mixture.

HEAT oil over medium heat. Add the cutlets; sauté until golden brown on each side, 5 to 6 minutes total.

HEAT oven broiler. Transfer cutlets to wire rack over cookie sheet or jelly roll pan. Sprinkle each with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.

BROIL 4 to 5 inches from heat source until cheese melts and begins to brown, about 2 minutes.

DIVIDE pasta between 4 serving plates, top with warm marinara sauce and chicken.


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None of the recipes posted on this site are mine, they are all taken from other sources, or given to me to try. I am not nearly creative enough or good enough in the kitchen to have come up with any of them.

I also cannot promise that any of these recipes are going to turn out good, or taste good for that matter, so you try them at your own risk.

Enjoy!!! Nancy
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