Semi Cheesy Italian Chicken and Pasta
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 chicken cutlets
- 2 cups seasoned bread crumbs, 4C brand
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, Kraft, brand
- 1 (24 ounce) jar tomato and basil pasta sauce, Barilla brand
- 1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti, Barilla brand
- In a ziploc bag big enough to hold at least 1 cutlet at a time, mix your breadcrumbs and parmesan.
- You want to try and make sure it's evenly distributed so there are big clumps up cheese or breadcrumbs clouding your chicken.
- In a frying pan heat your EVOO over med-high heat and get it nice and hot, when you put your cutlets in you want a good sizzle going.
- In another pot bring your spaghetti water to a boil.
- If you're heating your pasta sauce on the stove go ahead and start warming that too.
- Put your cutlets one at a time in the bag with your breading and shake until evenly coated.
- place each cutlet in the hot oil pan.
- When your pasta water is at a boil drop your spaghetti inches.
- Once the side down in the pan turns a nice dark golden brown color turn your cutlets and let them brown on the other side and cook.
- You can safely eat your chicken when the juices run clear and there isn't any pink on the inside.
- When it's finished let it rest for a moment on some paper towels, to soak up any loose oil.
- An easy way to test if the pasta ready is to do the old trick of throwing a piece at the wall :) If it sticks, its ready and you can be sure it won't stain!
- Drain your pasta and mix a little bit of sauce in to flavor it and prevent sticking to the pot.
- Serve up your pasta with some nice hot Tomato and Basil sauce on top.
- Then put a cutlet on top of that.
- You could even take a tiny bit of fresh basil and put that on the plate to make a beautiful garnish.
- Enjoy!
extra virgin olive oil, chicken cutlets, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, tomato
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/semi-cheesy-italian-chicken-and-pasta-297378 (may not work)