Chicken Parmigiana

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Chicken Parmigiana

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 4 Chicken Breast
  • 3 tablespoons Plain Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Paprika
  • Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • 30g Unsalted Butter
  • 30ml Olive Oil
  • 1 Medium Onion (diced)
  • 2 cloves Garlic (diced)
  • 187ml Red Wine
  • 400g Chopped tomatoes
  • 400g Passata
  • 100g Freshly Grated Parmesan
  • 500g Fresh Pasta

Directions

1. Put the plain flour, salt, paprika and some freshly grated black pepper on a plate and mix together with your fingers and set to one side
2. Place a chicken breast in a freezer bag or between two pieces of cling film. Using a rolling pin, bash the chicken breast until it is of an even thickness.
3. Coat the flattened chicken in the flour and set to one side. Repeat this process for the other pieces
4. Melt the butter with the oil in a large saute pan. One at a time, place the chicken in the pan and brown on each side then put on a tray and keep warm in the oven
5. Add the diced onion to the pan and saute for a few minutes until softened then add the minced garlic and cook for a few minutes
6. Add in the red wine and simmer until the liquid has reduced by half
7. Add in the chopped tomatoes and passata and simmer again for a few minutes while you boil a pan of water for the pasta
8. Gently place the chicken on top of the tomato sauce and cover the chicken in the grated parmesan
9. Place the lid on the saute pan and simmer until the cheese has melted while you cook the pasta in salted water
10. Spoon the cooked pasta on the plate and ladle sauce over, then top with a chicken breast and serve
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