Crispy Chicken Parmesan
Crispy Chicken Parmesan
When it's "ciao" time, you can create your own Italian masterpiece in less time....and with a lot less mess. Use Tyson® Crispy Chicken Strips as a base of the dish, smothered in garlic and a special, homemade basil tomato sauce, then baked golden with melted mozzarella cheese. Oh my! So good!
Servings
4
Ingredients
- 2½ pound tyson crispy chicken strips
- 8 ounce vermicelli pasta
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic or 1½ tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 cup diced onion
- 4 roma tomatoes, seeded, chopped
- 15 ounce diced tomatoes, canned, with juice
- 16 ounce tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cup fresh basil
- 8 ounce fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
Directions
- Prepare Crispy Chicken Strips according to package directions on a foil-lined baking pan.
- Prepare pasta according to package directions.
- While Chicken Strips and pasta are cooking, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and sauté garlic and onion for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and heat for an additional 5 minutes. Stir in the cans of diced tomatoes and sauce and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and stir in tomato paste, salt, pepper and basil and continue to heat for 10 minutes.
- When Crispy Chicken Strips are cooked, remove from oven and leave on same baking pan. Place 1 piece of mozzarella cheese on each Chicken Strip and cover with ¼ cup of the basil tomato sauce. Return to the oven and heat for 5 minutes or until cheese has melted.
- Serve over prepared pasta.