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Friday, 13th February 2015
Baked Chicken Parmesan
Great muscle building recipe
By LA Muscle on 13.02.2015 10:27 am
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Ingredients:
- 2 egg
whites
- 1/3
cup Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs
- 4
tbsp reduced-fat Parmesan cheese, grated, divided
- 2
portions chicken breast (about 1/2 lb)
- 2
portions spinach pasta (about 4 oz uncooked)
- 1
cup low-fat pasta sauce
- 2
cups baby spinach leaves
Directions:
- Preheat
oven to 400 degrees F.
- In
a medium mixing bowl, beat egg whites with fork until slightly frothy.
Then, mix breadcrumbs and 2 tbsp of reduced-fat Parmesan cheese in a pie
plate.
- Dip
chicken breasts in egg whites and then into the breadcrumb mixture,
coating both sides.
- Lightly
coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Place chicken breasts on the
baking sheet; bake for approximately 12 minutes, turn over and bake
approximately 12 more minutes, until chicken is no longer pink in the
center and coating is golden brown.
- While
the chicken is baking, prepare spinach pasta according to package
directions.
- In
a small saucepan, warm pasta sauce over medium heat.
- Divide
spinach leaves between two separate plates. Layer portions of warm
spinach pasta and baked chicken breasts over spinach leaves. Top with pasta
sauce and remaining Parmesan cheese. Serve and enjoy!