The Best Cornmeal Chicken Parmesan Recipes

Cornmeal Chicken Parmesan

I absolutely love Italian food. Growing up, the only Italian food we ever ate was from restaurants (the best) so I had a very warped sense of what Italian cooking truly was. It was only when I had just gotten into cooking that I discovered how satisfying and comforting the cuisine really is. I started off small with a basic red sauce (I grew up calling it gravy, but it's pasta sauce) then I moved onto risotto, chicken francese and chicken parmesan. All of these recipes have become staples in my house, but let's face it who wants to pump the oven for chicken parm on a hot summer day?! (yea I do!)

Well sort of, I came home one night, completely clueless to what I was serving for dinner (and that never happens). I had everything I needed for chicken parmesan, but blech, the heat. With no other inspiration and the clock ticking away I decided to suck it up and go for it. So I had all of the chicken breaded and hanging out while the oil was heating up and it hit me. Why the heck should I bake the chicken in the oven when I can very well do it on my stove top, hell-lo! So I browned all of the chicken breasts as I would normally do in a large skillet with some olive oil, took them out and set them aside.

I completed the entire meal right in my jumbo non-stick skillet and never even had to turn the oven on, LOVE IT! You see, nothing can hold you back from good' comfort cook in' when you really really want it (or have no other choice). So I encourage you to do the same, try one of your absolute fav recipes altered for the stove top, it's wonderful when it works out! Until then try this one, it's a gem!

Cornmeal Chicken Parmesan (oven-less!)
Ingredient:
2 large eggs
2/3 C cornmeal (I use white, but feel free to substitute)
2/3 C Panko bread crumbs
4 tsp dry dressing mix (I usually just use a combination of garlic powder, parsley, onion powder, salt & pepper because I rarely have dry dressing on hand)

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 C olive oil
3-4 C tomato sauce
1/2 C grated parmesan cheese
1 C shredded mozzarella

Method:
Steps 1.
Heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat.
Steps 2.
Meanwhile, beat egg in a shallow dish. In another dish combine the cornmeal, panko, parmesan and seasoning.
Steps 3.
Dip chicken in the egg then dredge in the cornmeal mix.
Steps 4.
Set chicken on a plate in one layer while oil finishes heating.
Steps 5.
When the oil is nice and hot (but not smoking)
Steps 6.
add the chicken breasts to the pan.
Steps 7.
Cook chicken 2-3 min on each side, or until pretty golden brown.
Steps 8.
Remove chicken and drain oil from skillet. Reduce heat to medium low and return skillet.
Steps 9.
Place chicken in one layer in the skillet, pour sauce on top.
Steps 10.
Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
Steps 11.
Top with shredded mozzarella, cover and cook and additional 10-15 min or until cheese is bubbly and chicken is no longer pink.
Steps 12.
Serve immediately over some pasta and served with additional parmesan cheese.

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