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Chicken Melanzana
Chicken Melanzana is a tasty, Italian meal made with boneless chicken breasts topped with eggplant, ripe tomatoes, marinara sauce and Mozzarella cheese.
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Carrie's Experimental Kitchen📖 carriesexperimentalkitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- bowl
- skillet
- baking dish
- saucepan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2
Pound each piece of chicken flat with a meat mallet to make them uniform in thickness.
3
Add flour to a bowl and dredge the chicken in the flour until all pieces have been coated.
4
Heat the oil and butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat; then add the pieces of chicken. Brown the chicken ⏱️ 2-3 minutes per side and place the chicken in a large oven safe baking dish (I used a 13"x9") in a single layer. (You may have to brown the chicken in two batches.
butter2 tablespoons
5
In a small saucepan, combine the marinara sauce and half & half; then heat over a medium flame.
6
Add one slice of eggplant and one slice of tomato to each chicken breast; then top with sauce.
7
Sprinkle the cheese on top of each piece of chicken; then bake for ⏱️ 25-30 minutes until the cheese is hot and bubbly.
Nutrition Facts
calories
285 kcal
fat Content
14 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
5 g
sodium Content
502 mg
protein Content
30 g
trans Fat Content
0.1 g
cholesterol Content
92 mg
carbohydrate Content
11 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
unsaturated Fat Content
7 g
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