Baked Chicken Parmigiana Dinner

Baked Chicken Parmigiana
Green Beans
Romaine Salad with Homemade Caesar Dressing

This tasty Italian style dinner will have them asking for seconds!


Ingredients:

• 2 pounds of boneless chicken thighs
• ½ cup of Italian bread crumbs
• Cooking spray
• 1 jar of Italian pasta sauce
• 1 box of fusilli pasta
• ½ cup of mozzarella cheese
• 1 bag of frozen green beans
• 1 head of romaine lettuce
• ¼ cup of grated parmesan cheese
• Croutons

Dressing ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon freshly grated black pepper
• 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon Dijon style mustard
• 2 chopped garlic cloves
• ¼ cup of grated parmesan cheese
• 2/3 cup of oil

Directions:

1. Wash and pat dry the chicken thighs. Place the bread crumbs in a brown paper bag, put the chicken thighs in two at a time, and shake to coat. Place in a baking pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
2. Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees.
3. While the thighs are baking, cook the pasta according to the package directions.
   Drain the pasta. Put it back into the pan and mix ½ the pasta sauce in with it. Pour the coated pasta into a casserole dish.
4. Remove the thighs from the oven and place them on top of the pasta. Pour the remaining pasta sauce over the top of the casserole, and sprinkle mozzarella on top.
5. Bake the casserole at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
6. Chop the lettuce and place in a bowl.
7. Put the green beans in the microwave with ¼ cup of water.
8. Mix the dressing ingredients in a salad dressing mixer or blender.
9. Sprinkle the parmesan cheese and croutons over the top of the romaine.
   

Quick Chicken Parmigiana

Quick Chicken Parmigiana
Stir Fried Zucchini and Onion
Green Salad

6 breaded chicken patties
1 jar of spaghetti sauce
1 cup shredded Mozarella
½ cup shredded Parmesan
1 pound of spaghetti
3 zucchini squash, sliced
1 yellow onion, sliced
1 Tbsp olive oil
½ head of iceberg lettuce, chopped
½ cup of cilantro, chopped
1 tomato, cut up
¼ cup of black olives, sliced
Italian salad dressing

Preparation:

Cook the spaghetti according to package directions.
Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
Put the spaghetti in the bottom of the dish.
Lay the breaded chicken patties on top of the spaghetti.
Spoon spaghetti sauce over the top.
Sprinkle cheese over all.
Bake in a 350 degree oven 20 minutes.
While the parmigiana is baking, cook the squash and onion over high heat in 1 Tbsp of olive oil until tender and lightly browned. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Toss the salad ingredients; lettuce, cilantro, tomato, and olives.