Chicken Parm

Chicken Parmesan for tonight and your freezer

It's a double duty dinner! If you're going go to the trouble (not a lot of trouble but several steps) to bread chicken for chicken parmesan you might as well make it worth your while! There are several dishes that I make for 'tonight' and for the freezer at the same time, and this is one of them. In this case I made three meals from one freezer bag of chicken for my family of four. 

What you need:

Large freezer bag of frozen chicken tenders

Your favorite tomato sauce (I like Prego)

1/2 cup breadcrumbs

1/2 cup corn flakes (crushed)

1/2 cup parmesan cheese (grated)

1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs

Garlic salt

Pepper

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp dry ranch dressing mix

2 eggs

2 tbl water

1/2 cup flour

Olive oil

Butter 

Mozzarella cheese

Cooked pasta

Preheat oven to 350. 

For the breadcrumb mixture I put the corn flakes in a small food processor and pulse until fine. Add parmesan cheese, panko, breadcrumbs, 1/2 tsp garlic salt and garlic powder in food processor and combine. 

Create your breading assembly line. 

You'll need a shallow dish for the flour, mixed with the ranch mix, the egg whisked with the water, and the breadcrumb mixture. 

Heat a large skillet over medium with 2 tbl olive oil and 1 tbl butter. ( You'll have to add more as you go). 

Lightly season the chicken tenders with garlic salt and pepper. I season every layer to make sure the chicken is tasty in every bite. Now to bread and brown the chicken. 

Once brown place the chicken in a baking dish or on wire rack for crispier coating. For your freezer place in a disposable foil baking dish and set aside. 

Add a slice of mozzarella cheese to the top of each (both tonight's dinner and for your freezer) I actually leave it off a few pieces because my kids like them plain. 

For dinner tonight bake at 350 for 7-10 min or until chicken is cooked throughout. 

Serve atop a pasta with tomato sauce. 

For your freezer dinners cover with foil, label, and put in large zip bag. Freeze up to 6 months. When you are ready to finish cooking pull it out of the freezer, defrost, and heat in the oven at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked throughout. 

3 meals in one night with the same amount of clean up. Smartness!