Low-Fat Chicken Parmesan

Name: Low-Fat Chicken Parmesan
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon, olive oil; 3 , garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 teaspoon, dried oregano; 1 tablespoon, tomato paste; 1/4 cup, red wine; 1 , (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1 , (8-ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 tablespoon, chopped fresh basil; , Salt and pepper; 2 slices, hearty white sandwich bread, torn into large pieces; 1 tablespoon, olive oil; 2 tablespoons, grated Parmesan cheese; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 4 teaspoons, fat free mayonnaise; 4 , boneless, skinless chicken breasts (5 ounces each), trimmed and pounded 1/2 inch thick; 4 slices, deli part-skim mozzarella cheese

1 comment

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2008

An unlikely ingredient (mayonnaise) and doubtful technique (partial breading) deliver a surprisingly good rendition of this high-fat Italian classic.

SERVES4

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

With its fried exterior and blanket of melted cheese, chicken Parmesan is a perfect candidate for slimming down. We tried lower-fat recipes, but all were scantily clad in a crust of dusty crumbs that either fell away from the meat or turned...

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