Baked parmesan chicken

Hey everyone!!!
I have been searching the internet for healthy recipes, and have been quite successful, though choosing a healthy yet delicious recipe is a little difficult.
One such recipe which i found and tried is baked parmesan chicken, though i would change the name to baked cheesy chicken, since i didnt have parmesan cheese at home. So i went ahead without it. It turned out well too.
So , here is the recipe


Ingredients:

4 (8 oz) chicken breast halves, sliced in half to make 8
3/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese ( i omitted it)
2 tbsp butter, melted (or olive oil)
3/4 cup reduced fat mozzarella cheese
1 cup marinara ( recipe below)
cooking spray

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450°. Spray a large baking sheet lightly with spray.Lightly spray a little more oil on top and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Turn chicken over, bake another 5 minutes

Combine breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese in a bowl. Melt the butter in another bowl. Lightly brush the butter onto the chicken, then dip into breadcrumb mixture. Place on baking sheet and repeat with the remaining chicken.

Either u can make it on a heavy skillet on slow, cooking each side for 15 mins.

Marinara sauce:

Ingredients:

4 crushed boiled tomatoes
3 cloves garlic, smashed
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 large onion finely chopped
1 cup carrots, finely chopped
1/2 cup fat free chicken stock
fresh basil

Method:

1) Saute garlic in oil, add onions and carrots and saute on medium-low for about 2-3 minutes, until soft.
2) Add tomatoes and chicken broth and simmer 45 minutes on low.
3) Add fresh basil last 10 minutes (herbs will become bitter if cooked more than 20 minutes).
4) Taste for acidity, if sauce is a bit tangy (acidic) then add 1 tbsp of sugar. For a calorie free way to cut the acidity in the sauce add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.


Final serving:
1)Spoon 1 tbsp sauce over each piece of chicken and top each with 1 1/2 tbsp of shredded mozzarella cheese.
2)Bake 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.

U can serve it over pasta or noodles or eat it just like that. Enjoy!!!

Crispy schezwan chicken

Hello all!!!
Sharing a very spicy and one of my favourite recipes with u all today. My sister in law rizwana is the specialist in making this... I tried my hand at it too, and came out reaaallly spicy and tasty.
So, here is the recipe

Crispy schezwan chicken

Ingredients:
500 gms chicken
1 1/2 tsp soya sauce
1 tsp pepper
A pinch of sugar
1 drop each of yellow and red liquid food colour
1/2 beaten egg
1 tbsp rice flour
1 tbsp maida or white flour

Method:
For Frying chicken
Slice chicken in long slices or as desired, Wash, drain ,dry and marinate with soya sauce, pepper, sugar and 1 to 2 drops each of yellow and red liquid food colour. Marinate for an hour or can be marinated overnight. Then add egg ,rice flour and white flour. Mix well, shallow fry each slice till nice and crispy.

For the sauce
2 to 3 tbs garlic chopped
1 tbs ginger chopped
2 tbs Soya sauce
1 big tbs kashmiri chilli paste
3 green chillies chopped
4 to 5 tbs ketchup
1 tbs vinegar
1 tsp brown sugar
¼ tsp Black pepper powder
Small bunch spring onions (white part chopped finely and greens chopped long)

Method:
1) In a pan add oil and heat. Brown the garlic then add ginger, green chillies and then add soya sauce.

2) Add chilli paste, fry well then add ketchup, vinegar, the chopped white part of the spring onions, brown sugar and pepper.

3) Add red and yellow liquid food colour 2 drops each. If the mixture starts burning or drying out add little water and keep cooking. Taste to check if sauce is of the desired taste.

4)Add ketchup or vinegar or soya sauce of required as per taste.

5) Add chicken to the sauce and then add the left over greens of the spring onions. Toss well to coat chicken. Serve hot with fried rice or noodles.

Enjoy!!!!