Baked Chicken Marinara
Baked Chicken Marinara chicken pieces coated with Parmesan and bread crumbs, fried and covered with a tomato basil marinara sauce, and topped with melted Mozzarella.
Servings: 1
Calories: 562kcal
Ingredients
- 4 Chicken Breast sliced in half to make 8
- 1 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
- 2 tsp Oregano
- 3 tbsp Butter or olive oil, melted
- 3/4 cup Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- 1 1/2 cup Marinara Sauce
- Fresh chopped Basil for garnish {optional but recommended}
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450° and spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Combine breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese and oregano in a shallow bowl or deep plate
- Melt the butter in another shallow bowl or deep plate
- Dip the chicken into the butter and then into the dry mixture.
- Place on prepared baking sheet and repeat with the remaining chicken pieces.
- Cook for 20 minutes, turning over if desired at 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and spoon marinara sauce over each piece of chicken and top each with preferred amount of mozzarella cheese
- Place back in the over and cook for another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted
- Serve warm oven cooked pasta noodles with a sprinkle of Basil
Notes
~ You have to half each chicken breast to make 2 - or else it won't cook evenly and you might have an undercooked middle with burnt edges.
~The chopped basil is optional yet it does give a really nice flavour to the meal, I would personally make a trip to the store to get some if necessary, I very much like what it adds to the dish
~The chopped basil is optional yet it does give a really nice flavour to the meal, I would personally make a trip to the store to get some if necessary, I very much like what it adds to the dish
Nutrition
Serving: 1Servings | Calories: 562kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 151mg | Sodium: 1069mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g