Mike loves Chicken Parmesan, so I've been looking for some good recipes. We found a pretty good one online, but the recipe calls for lightly frying it before finishing it in the oven. There is also quite a lot of cheese on the chicken. The meal was pretty good, but felt pretty unhealthy.
I found a recipe in the Comfort Food Makeovers book where the chicken is baked. I figured I would give it a try since this book is supposed to make healthier versions of regular dishes.
The recipe called for 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts, which are then pounded until they are about 1/2 inch thick. I didn't have any, so I used 3 boneless skinless chicken thighs and cut them in half. I didn't pound the chicken, but I figured that they were pretty thin already.
I "over toasted" the Panko, so it was quite dark. Next time I will toast it less, or just try to make the toasted Panko in the toaster oven. I think there was a lot of extra Panko and other breading since I made 6 much smaller pieces of chicken.
The chicken was also a little dry since I cooked it too long. I would definitely cook it for a shorter amount of time next time. I was afraid of changing the cooking time since my chicken was probably thicker than 1/2 inch, even if their other dimensions were smaller.
I also made Roasted Garlic Creamy Tomato Sauce using the Vitamix instead of making the Tomato Sauce from the recipe book.
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