Ingredients
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- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 medium garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 8 ounces spaghetti or linguine
- 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts (6 to 8 ounces each), halved crosswise
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup dry bread crumbs
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ cup grated part-skim mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
Instructions
- Heat oil and garlic for the sauce in a saucepan until garlic sizzles. Add tomatoes, basil, oregano, sugar, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 10-12 minutes. Cover and keep warm. Set aside half the sauce for another meal.
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain and keep warm.
- Place chicken between plastic wrap and pound to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Beat egg in a dish. Season bread crumbs with black pepper in another dish.
- Preheat your oven broiler to high. Place a rack 4-5 inches from the heat.
- Dip each chicken cutlet in egg, then coat in bread crumbs. Place on a wire rack over a cookie sheet.
- Heat 1/4 cup oil in a skillet until it shimmers. Fry cutlets until golden brown on each side, about 5 minutes total.
- Place fried cutlets on a clean wire rack over the cookie sheet. Top each with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
- Broil cutlets until cheese melts and browns slightly, 2-3 minutes.
- Divide pasta among four plates. Place a chicken cutlet on each. Spoon 2-3 tablespoons of tomato sauce over each cutlet. Add more sauce to the pasta as you like. Serve with extra Parmesan.
Notes
- This recipe makes extra tomato sauce. Store half for another meal.
- Use a wire rack when breading and broiling the chicken to keep the coating crisp.
- You can use any long pasta shape like spaghetti or linguine.
- Leftovers keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Broiling, Frying, Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian-American
- Diet: Low Lactose
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate with pasta, chicken, and sauce
- Calories: 680
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 21g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 42g
- Cholesterol: 135mg