CHICKEN PARMESAN WITH WARM POTATO SALAD AND CHUNKY CHERRY TOMATO SAUCE

Chicken breaded with parmesan and breadcrumbs served with potato salad and chunky cherry tomato sauce. It is one of the easy meals to prepare. Tomato sauce can be made a day ahead. I had a lot of cherry tomatoes from the garden so made a big batch of the sauce and refrigerated. This chunky sauce goes well with cheese and crackers too.

Serves 2 

Time: 35-40 minutes

Chicken parmesan

1/2 cup bread crumbs

2-3 tbs parmesan

1 tbs dried mixed herbs

Salt and pepper

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp garlic powder

2 eggs beaten

1 tsp mustard sauce

Salt and pepper

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

2 chicken breasts flattened

3 tbs plain flour for dusting the chicken 

2 tbs olive oil + 1 tbs butter for pan frying

For the cherry tomato sauce

250 grms cherry tomatoes halved

2-3 garlic cloves minced

2 tbs balsamic vinegar

2 tbs olive oil

1 tbs chopped parsley

a pinch of sugar

Warm potato salad

4-5 boiled potatoes quartered

1 tbs olive oil

Salt and pepper

1 tbs chopped parsley

1 tbs lemon juice

Method

First, prepare the breading station for the chicken. Mix the parmesan, salt, pepper, parsley, garlic powder, paprika and mixed herbs in the breadcrumbs. 

In another bowl, mix the eggs, cayenne pepper, mustard sauce, salt and pepper.

Now take the flattened chicken breasts and dust in plain flour, then dip into the egg mix and then the parmesan breadcrumbs. 

Pan fry the chicken in olive oil and butter till golden brown in colour.

To make the cherry tomato sauce, preheat the oven at 200'C. Arrange the halved tomatoes in the baking dish. Sprinkle the garlic, parsley, balsamic vinegar and salt and pepper. Drizzle the olive oil and bake in for 20 minutes till tomatoes are softened and slightly charred. 

Prepare the warm potato salad by mixing all its ingredients.

Serve the chicken parmesan with potatoes and chunky tomato salad.