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Australian
Chicken Parmi Dinner
55 min total20 prep35 cook4 servings580 cal
HardClassicFlexitarianContains glutenContains dairy
Breaded chicken breast baked under napoli sauce and melted cheese—the beloved Australian chicken parmigiana, or parmi.
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Ingredients
4servings
meat
- 4chicken breasts
bakery
- 1.5 cuppanko
dairy
- 2eggs
- 1.5 cupmozzarella
- 0.5 cupParmesan cheese
pantry
- 0.5 cupall-purpose flour
- 1.5 cuptomato passata
- 0.25 cupolive oil
- 1 tspdried oregano
- 1.5 tspsalt
- 0.5 tspblack pepper
produce
- 2 clovesgarlic
Steps
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Pound chicken to even thickness; season.
- Dredge in flour, dip in beaten egg, then coat in panko mixed with a little Parmesan.
- Pan-fry in oil until golden on both sides; transfer to a baking dish.
- Warm passata with garlic and oregano; spoon over each chicken piece.
- Top with mozzarella and remaining Parmesan.
- Bake 15–20 minutes until cheese is melted and chicken is 165°F (74°C).
- Rest 3 minutes.
- Serve with salad and chips.
- Garnish with oregano if desired.
- Reheat leftovers in the oven, not the microwave.
Tips
- Pound chicken evenly so it cooks at the same rate.
- Pre-bake the breaded chicken before saucing so the coating stays crisp.
- Use a thick napoli so it does not flood the plate.
- Serve with chips and a simple salad.
