Now Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming
March 9, 2010 by Sarah
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Lately I have really gone astray from my purpose of blogging. I began this blog as a way to provide healthy minded people with great tasting family original recipes or recipe finds. My writing has been clouded with giveaways and other unique opportunities that have been thrown my way (and I do not regret them one bit). Although it is fun and exciting for you my readers, I am feeling like my blogging “chi” has been thrown off. To align my focus I am bringing you an incredible new Mom on the Run recipe to hopefully bring my kitchen back to the blog.
I posted my weekly dinner menu a few posts back. Here is a recap if you missed it.
Green Tea Encrusted Tilapia
Grilled Buffalo Steak with Herbs
Pomegranate Glazed Chicken
Walnut Crusted Roughy
Chicken Parmesan
I promise to post all the recipes but I am going to start with my family’s favorite, Chicken “Parm”. My recipe is not your typical Italian Restaurant fried chicken with red sauce and lots of cheese. My recipe is a bit more healthy, but still a family friendly recipe.
Mom on the Run Chicken “Parm”
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1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breasts
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3/4 cup of Panko or any other bread crumb coating (I used gluten free bread crumbs)
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2 tbsp of Italian Seasoning
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Olive oil spray
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1 1/2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
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1/2 fat free ricotta cheese
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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Freshly ground pepper
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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1/2 cup shredded low fat mozzarella cheese (I used rice cheese)
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1 cup fresh basil
Preheat oven to 375 F. Rinse chicken with cold water and pat dry with paper towel. Prepare breading station for chicken. Combine bread crumbs and Italian Seasoning.
Coat each side of chicken breast with bread crumbs and set aside.
Heat a small amount of Olive Oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add coated chicken breast to pan and let chicken cook on each side for about 4 minutes or until chicken becomes crisp. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
While chicken is cooking, prepare “parm” mixture. Begin by adding basil into a food processor. Pulse basil for a few seconds or until the leaves are chopped.
Add ricotta to the basil mixture and pulse until basil and ricotta are mixed together.
Spray a nonstick baking pan with olive oil. Arrange breasts on pan, then cover with tomatoes and ricotta.
Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with garlic, mozzarella, and basil. Bake for 20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through, the ricotta is bubbling hot, and the mozzarella turns golden brown.
Here is chicken “parm’” amazeingness on a plate. We accompanied this chicken dish with some great tasting gluten free rice pasta and veggies.
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Thanks for bearing with me as I get back to my roots. I love each and everyone of your personal comments. They only affirm what I am doing is so worth meeting healthy minded bloggers like yourselves. Don’t worry there will still be amazing contests of healthy food and wellness products, but there will just be a lot more recipes.
Looks super good
Which brand of GF bread crumbs do you like best?
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yay! I love recipes the best!
Yums that looks so delish! like “mouth watering” delish lol
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ah, I hope you get your groove back!
I’ve missed the Green Tea Encrusted Tilapia….what?! sounds so good. gonna check up on it!
oh wait it’s not posted yet. Duh. -___-;;
That recipe looks like something I can feed my family. I’m still waiting for the roughy encrusted walnut recipe.
I’m new to your blog so you’re doing fine by me!
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Nice to meet you through another blogger! I love moms that are into and conscious about healthy eating for their families. So many are not, and then their children suffer. I’m single, but have lots of young nephews and nieces & sometimes just can’t believe the junk my cousins feed them.
I’ll be back for sure–hopefully inspire them to visit as well!
I love your topping! I have never used ricotta to top chicken parm. Always mozzeralla. I am going to try that next time!
The chicken parm looks fantastic!
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This looks delicious!! It will be a perfect recipe for using some of the basil I (try to) grow each summer.
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I am feeling the same way about my blog. Giveaways and stuff are fun but I really like getting emails about how my words are changing lives!!
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Ricotta & basil in the topping sounds fantastic!
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Sarah, I am REALLY impressed with this one! ths is MASTERFUL!
I am actually making the veggie version (minus your awesome PARM) for din tonight. Im grilled eggplant with garlic and then smotehring with sweet basil marinara, parm cheese, and Fat Free mozzarella! MMM
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This sounds wonderful! I love the basil with the ricotta. Until I get some I’ll have to sub spinach, though, and use dried basil. Very unique way to make this!
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This is definitely restaurant quality. I love the concept of your blog- a healthy family is a happy family is a great motto to love by!
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I love this idea and it is going on my menu next week – yum! I never thought of putting the basil/ricotta cheese layer – love it!
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This recipe looks so great!! I love eggplant parm!!
life happens girl. great eats as usual youve got!
this is just a test to see if my last post shows up in comment love
ok now it did sorry for all these comments but i was having a weirdness with it that i was on their site for an hour last nite, looks like finally it’s working for me
sorry for the guinea pig on your bloggie 
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Sarah, I love this chicken parm recipe! I never would have thought to bake it with the ricotta basil mixture on top. I bet that keeps the chicken nice and juicy! Delicious and innovative idea!!