Baked Italian Parmesan
A great Italian baked chicken paremsan recipe for the whole family.
Ingredients:
35 oz/ 1 kg chicken pieces
Italian seasoned flour
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
16oz/ 440g can tomato puree
½ tsp dried basil leaves
½ tsp dried oregano leaves
¼ cup tomato sauce
salt and pepper to taste
7oz/ 185g mozzarella cheese, sliced
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
Directions:
Coat the chicken pieces in the seasoned flour, shaking off any excess. Heat oil and butter in a large heavy based frying pan. Add the chicken a few pieces at a time and fry until golden brown all over. Remove chicken from pan and place in an overproof dish. Place the tomato puree, garlic, basil, oregano and tomato sauce in a bowl, season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour the tomato mixture over the chicken. Bake in a moderate oven at 360°F/ 180°C for 1 ¼ hours, or until the chicken is tender.
Place the mozzarella slices over the chicken then sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Place back in the oven and bake for a further 10 minutes, or until cheese has melted.