I enjoy watching this gal on TV sometimes, here she is making a pretty simple Chicken Parmesan with side salad. I've made my own Chicken Parmesan in the past, it was a long time ago, but my version didn't seem as low calorie as hers. I dipped the seasoned chicken breasts in egg, then Cracker Meal, fried it in a pan. Then topped it with red sauce and some Parmesan cheese and shredded mozzarella, baked that in the oven until all the cheese was melted over the chicken and into the sauce.
Parmesan Chicken Recipe by the Barefoot Contessa
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I love Ina and have several of her cookbooks. One of our favorites is corn chowder, and her croissant bread pudding is decadent.
Aunt Bea
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I've always enjoyed Ina Garten!
I'm lazy and I normally cook for one so my knockoff is to pick up a clamshell of chicken tenders at the grocery store deli, top them with a couple tablespoons of red sauce from a jar and a good sprinkle of cheese then into the oven until everything is brown and bubbly.
I'm lazy and I normally cook for one so my knockoff is to pick up a clamshell of chicken tenders at the grocery store deli, top them with a couple tablespoons of red sauce from a jar and a good sprinkle of cheese then into the oven until everything is brown and bubbly.
Janie7779
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Pardon my ignorance, but what is red sauce?
Tomato (or spaghetti) sauce.
Janie7779
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Thank you very much! 
RadishRose
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I've made chicken parmigiana, or chicken parmesan, for years, with "red sauce", grated parmigiana and mozzarella cheeses, breaded in Italian-style breadcrumbs and fried in olive oil first, then baked until bubbly and cheese melted. Some people add a few dollops of ricotta cheese too, like a lasagna, I don't.
Sometimes I just bread the chicken in crumbs and fry...sprinkle fresh lemon on it. I guess you could call it a chicken 'schnitzel'- or even 'tender' if cut narrow.
Funny thing about Italian tomato sauce. Many Italians call it "gravy". Many just call it "sauce". To "make a pot of sauce"- everyone knows what it is, anyway. Some say if there is meat in the tomatoes (meatballs, Italian sausage, pork ribs, brasciole, pepperoni) it's Gravy. No meat- it's Sauce.
Where I grew up it was always "sauce".
Sunday Sauce, or Sunday Gravy, is the big one, simmered long and low, enough for the meal and enough to save and/or freeze.
Oh, now I want some! Use sliced eggplant the same way, delicious!
Sometimes I just bread the chicken in crumbs and fry...sprinkle fresh lemon on it. I guess you could call it a chicken 'schnitzel'- or even 'tender' if cut narrow.
Funny thing about Italian tomato sauce. Many Italians call it "gravy". Many just call it "sauce". To "make a pot of sauce"- everyone knows what it is, anyway. Some say if there is meat in the tomatoes (meatballs, Italian sausage, pork ribs, brasciole, pepperoni) it's Gravy. No meat- it's Sauce.
Where I grew up it was always "sauce".
Sunday Sauce, or Sunday Gravy, is the big one, simmered long and low, enough for the meal and enough to save and/or freeze.
Oh, now I want some! Use sliced eggplant the same way, delicious!