dinner
Crispy Chicken Parmesan
Ingredients
2½ pounds Crispy Chicken Strips
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic
1 cup onion, diced
4 Roma tomatoes, seeded, chopped
15 ounces diced tomatoes, canned, with juice
16 ounces tomato sauce
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1½ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon pepper
¼ cup fresh basil
8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
8 ounces vermicelli pasta
Directions
1. Prepare Crispy Chicken Strips according to package directions on a foil-lined baking pan.
2. Prepare pasta according to package directions.
3. While Chicken Strips and pasta are cooking, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and sauté; garlic and onion for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and heat for an additional 5 minutes. Stir in the cans of diced tomatoes and sauce and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and stir in tomato paste, salt, pepper and basil and continue to heat for 10 minutes.
4. When Crispy Chicken Strips are cooked, remove from oven and leave on same baking pan. Place 1 piece of mozzarella cheese on each Chicken Strip and cover with ¼ cup of the basil tomato sauce. Return to the oven and heat for 5 minutes or until cheese has melted.
5. Serve over prepared pasta.
| Calories | 530 |
| Protein | 32 |
| Total Fat | 22 |
| Cholesterol | 75 |
| Sodium | 1250 |
| Total Carbohydrate | 49 |