Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Easy Chicken Parmesan with Ziti & Broccoli

This is so deliciously quick and easy, especially if you have the ingredients on hand!
Bread some chicken tenders (2-3 per person). S & P the tenders then dip in a whisked egg, then in a mix of bread crumbs and grated parmesan (use slightly more cheese than crumbs). Put back on the plate until the broiler is ready.
Preheat broiler with pan inside that is suitable for the broiler (I used an iron skillet).
Cook chicken 2-3 minutes each side.
The cheese really sticks so I used a metal spatula to rip it off the pan surface. Nonstick foil to line the pan would be handy in this case.
Next time I will just use my covered sauce pan or a nonstick skillet to cook the chicken instead of the broiler pan.
Pour a yummy pasta sauce to coat the bottom of your baking dish. Arrange chicken on top, spoon more sauce over the chicken then top with shredded mozzarella. Bake at 450° for 17 minutes (give or take a few).

Cook ziti in a pot of salted, boiling water for 10 minutes. Add Broccoli and cook 4 minutes more. Remove broccoli and drain. When pasta is edible (not too al dente), drain and return to pot. Pour a splash of olive oil in, return the broccoli and sprinkle with some parmesan. Add some pepper.