Chicken Parmesan

 

Ingredients

1 c plain dried bread crumbs
1/2 c plus 2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
3 tbsp olive oil
1 lg egg white
4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
Pepper
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 cup basil thinly sliced, plus 4 whole leaves
3/4 cup of marinara sauce (or as much as you’d like)
1 c of mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Arrange 1 oven rack 4 inches from broiler heat source and 1 rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with foil.
2. In a shallow bowl, with fork, combine bread crumbs, 2/3 cup Parmesan cheese, and 1 tablespoon oil. In another shallow bowl, wish egg white until frothy. With flat side of a meat mallet, pound chicken (placed between 2 sheets of plastic wrap) to an even 1/2 inch thickness, and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper to season both sides. Dip 1 chicken breast half in egg white, then into bread crumb mixture, coating completely. Place in prepared pan. Repeat with remaining chicken. Bake on middle oven rack 15 to 17 minutes or until chicken is golden and juices run clear when pierced with the tip of a knife.
3. Remove chicken from the oven, reset oven control to broil. Broil chicken 1 minute or until crumbs are browned. Flip and broil the other side. 4. Reserve 1/4 cup of marinara sauce and divide the rest among the chicken pieces. Top with mozzarella and a single basil leaf. Broil 1 to 2 more minutes or until cheese melts and bubbles.

Makes: 4 main-dish servings

from Good Housekeeping – October 2009

Caramelized Pork with Apples and Onions

Ingredients

2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
1 (2 1/2-pound) boneless pork loin, trimmed
Cooking spray
2 medium onions, cut into wedges
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons butter
2 Granny Smith apples, cut into wedges
2 Rome apples, cut into wedges

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl.
3. Rub garlic over surface of trimmed pork loin. Heat a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add pork and onion; cook 10 minutes or until browned on all sides, turning occasionally.
4. Place the pork in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle the sugar mixture over roast. Arrange the onion around pork, and drizzle with vinegar. Bake at 425° for 20 minutes.
5. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add apples, and sauté 5 minutes or until golden.
6. Remove the pork from oven, and arrange apples around pork; reduce heat to 350°, and cook an additional 20 minutes or until pork is done.
7. Pour pan drippings into a medium saucepan, and cook over medium-high heat until reduced to 1/3 cup (about 14 minutes). Drizzle over pork, apples, and onion.