Lightened-Up Chicken Parm
 
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Recipe type: Main Dish, Poultry, Chicken, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 4 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts (4oz each)
  • garlic salt
  • coconut oil cooking spray
  • ¼ cup spelt or coconut flour (or any flour of choice!)
  • ¼ cup egg whites
  • 2 cups whole grain cereal, crushed (I used Kashi Go Lean, but corn flakes also works well)
  • 1 tsp italian seasoning
  • 1 cup homemade or jarred marinara
  • 4 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup shredded park-skim mozzarella
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 375 F
  2. Place chicken between two sheets of plastic wrap; pound until ¼ inch thick.
  3. Lightly season with garlic salt.
  4. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  5. In a bowl, place flour. In a second bowl pour in the egg whites.
  6. Combine the cereal and Italian seasoning in a third bowl.
  7. Dredge the chicken breasts in flour; dip in egg mixutre; evenly, press both sides of the chicken into the cereal mix.
  8. Place the chicken breasts onto a baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes.
  9. Take out the chicken, and top each breast with ¼ cup marinara sauce, 1 tbsp Parmesan and ¼ cup mozzarella.
  10. Continue baking until the cheese in bubbly, 5 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4 oz Calories: 355 Fat: 10g Saturated fat: 4g Carbohydrates: 30g Fiber: 5g Protein: 36g
Recipe by Crystal Higgins at https://crystalhiggins.com/lightened-up-chicken-parm/