The Struggle is real. Chicken Parmesan or Eggplant Parmesan. Now, you don’t have to choose. You can have them together, here’s how.
It’s pretty simple, really. You pound your chicken, you slice up an eggplant, you cut fresh slices of mozzarella, you put them in between a piece of chicken and the eggplant, you hold it together really tight and dip it in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs and fry it up in a skillet with olive oil and bake it with marinara and and more mozzarella on top. Mmm Mmm good.
Chicken Eggplant Parmesan in One
Prep:10
Total: 35
Ingredients:
4 Chicken Breasts, Pounded
1 Eggplant, Peeled and cut long ways in medium slices
16 oz of Fresh Mozzarella, cut in slices
Flour
2 Eggs, Beaten
Italian Panko Bread Crumbs
Olive Oil
Marinara Sauce, My Recipe Is Here
Directions:
Pre heat the oven to 375 degrees. Pound out your chicken. Peel your Eggplant and cut in long medium width slices. Salt eggplant and drain on paper towels for 10 minutes. Cut your fresh mozzarella in slices. Set up an assembly line of: a little plate of flour, a small bowl of beaten eggs and another small plate of breadcrumbs. Make a sandwich with your chicken, mozzarella and eggplant. Hold your sand which together and dip the whole thing in the flour, then the egg, then the bread crumbs. Then place your eggplant/chicken sandwiches in a large skillet with olive oil and cook them over medium heat. Cook for several minutes on each side until brown. Remove your sandwiches from the skillet and into a baking dish. Top with Marinara then more fresh mozzarella. Bake for about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Enjoy!
Adapted loosely from Rachael Ray
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I LOVE this!! What a wonderful idea.. Brilliant! Brilliant..and Beautiful! 🙂
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Thanks! I love how I don’t have to choose 🙂
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Great idea – the eggplant and chicken will compliment each other and thus will make a good dish much better 🙂
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Thank you! I think so too 🙂
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looks so delicious! I love me some eggplant 🙂
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Me too! Thank you 🙂
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YUM! your post reminded me of a small Italian eatery we used to frequent!
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This is a fun dish for sure! Thanks for stopping by!
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Jillian – so creative! Your recipes make me hungry every time! You also make it look so easy. Looks so yummy 🙂
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Thanks, Lisa! And right back at you!
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Jillian, This dish is absolutely delectable. You had me at eggplant, and it got better and better. 😀
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Thank you, Fae! I love eggplant, too!
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Another excellent recipe, Jillian! You are just so creative! 🙂
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This one I owe mostly to
Rachel Ray! I couldn’t believe it when my mom told me about it, it’s genius if you are an eggplant/chicken parm fan! Thanks, Angie and thanks for all of your hard work that goes into the party each week!
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Oh my… this looks wonderful! And I just discovered your blog (thanks Fiesta Friday) I love your design… it’s so fun! Best of luck to you… I’ll be following 🙂
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I’m glad you stumbled upon it! Thanks for commenting and I will follow along with your blog as well 🙂
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This is a totally neat idea! Thanks for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday.
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Thanks ! I couldn’t believe how genius this was when my mom told me about it!
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oh wow! I decided I’m not a huge fan of eggplant parmesan, but I still like the idea of eating eggplant, so I think this is the perfect combination to sneak it in! Thank you so much for coming by foodie Friday and following along! I’m excited to get to know you.
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This is definitely one of those “wow” recipes that’s simple to make! Thank you for having me!
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What a great idea and the flavors will be amazing! Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
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