The Foster Family Chicken Parmesan

Passed down through at least 2 generations of the Foster Family (probably only 2 bearing in mind the cooking equipment used...) this is my all time favourite.  

My mum would cook it for me when i came home from Uni, on special occasions and probably any time she thought i needed cheering up. It was passed to my mother from my father's mother who was the most lovely woman with a perfectly groomed white Marge Simpson esque barnet, see photo attached of Nana looking very glamorous holding the most beautiful baby (me!).

The microwave technique works perfectly with this dish, keeping the chicken nice and moist and meaning that you can have a lovely filling hearty dinner in no time.

Ingredients -

Approx 600g Chicken Breasts, chopped each breast into approx 3 thin pieces

1 Large Egg

60g fine dry bread crumbs

30g finely grated Parmesan

2 x 400g cans of good quality chopped tomatoes

2 tbsp plain flour

1 and a half tsp Garlic Salt

2 tsp Oregano

300ml chicken stock

75g grated mature cheddar and another 30g grated Parmesan (or try some mozzarella)

Olive Oil

• Mix breadcrumbs and Parmesan together, beat the egg in a separate bowl, dip the chicken first in egg and then breadcrumbs until well coated.
• Quickly brown the chicken on both sides in a generous amount of oil in a frying pan and then place the pieces into a large microwavable dish.
• Mix the flour, in a large bowl, with a small amount of tomato juice. Add the rest of the tomatoes, oregano, garlic salt and stock.
• Heat in the microwave for 3 minutes on full power, then remove and blend until smooth, check the seasoning.
• Spoon the tomato sauce over the chicken and sprinkle the top with grated cheddar.
• Heat loosely covered with greaseproof paper on full power for 7-10 minutes
• sprinkle with grated Parmesan and heat uncovered for another minute to melt the cheese

Serve with fried potatoes and veg or over pasta.