The Everyday Italian Chicken Parmesan

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme (chopped)
• 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary (chopped)
• 2 teaspoons fresh flat leaf parsley (chopped)
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese (shredded)
• 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese (grated)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
• 2 pound the chicken breasts to about 1/4 thickness.
• 3 in a small bowl, stir the oil and herbs to blend.
• 4 brush both sides of the chicken with the blended oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 5 heat oven-proof pan over high heat. add the chicken and cook until just brown, about 2 minutes per side. chicken should be nearly cooked through.
• 6 remove from the heat.
• 7 spoon the spaghetti sauce over the chicken, top with mozzarella and sprinkle with parmesan.
• 8 dot the tops with butter pieces, and bake until the cheese melts and the chicken is cooked through; about 5 minutes.