Chicken Parmesan

 Chicken Parmesan

12 Chicken Tenders (I cut up 2 chicken breasts)

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

1/2 cup Bread Crumbs

1 Egg

1 cup Marinara Sauce

Basil, dried or fresh

1 c shredded cheese  (I used Cheddar and Mozarella)

Oil for cooking

Mix up your parmesan and breadcrumbs together in a shallow bowl. Mix up the one egg in a separate bowl. Dip the chicken into the egg, and then cover with the bread crumb mixture and cook in a pan for about 3 minutes on each side. After chicken is cooked, place in the bottom of a baking pan. Sprinkle with basil (or place basil leaves on top) Spoon the cup of marinara sauce over the chicken and sprinkle the cheese over the top.

Bake for 10 minutes at 375

Chicken cut into tenders

Bread crumb mixture

cooking the chicken in a pan for 3 minutes on each side

Place the cooked chicken on the bottom of baking dish

Sprinkle with basil, marinara, and cheese. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.

(optional) Serve chicken over cooked pasta such as ziti or penne and marinara sauce