Tasty Tuesday ~ Chicken Parmesan

CHICKEN PARMESAN

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Italian breadcrumbs
3 Tbsp. flour
Dash of red pepper flakes (or more if you like some spice)
2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Olive oil
2 eggs
1 16 oz. jar marinara sauce, plus more if you serve with pasta
1 cup mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
Cooked pasta, if desired

How to Make It:
1) Mix the first 3 ingredients and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta.
2) Place each chicken breast between heavy duty plastic wrap and pound to 1/4 inch thick with a mallet or use a rolling pin.
3) Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Slightly beat eggs. (I used one yolk and discarded the other.) Dip chicken in egg and coat well with breadcrumb mixture.
4) Brown chicken breasts in hot oil on both sides until no longer pink. Place in 9x13 dish. (I used 3 breasts and needed an extra dish.) Top evenly with marinara sauce. Sprinkle evenly with cheeses.
5) Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Serve with pasta, if desired.

PS- I have to admit that this photos is not of my chicken parmesan, but it could have been. :-)