Chicken Parmigiana - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 chicken breasts, boned and skinned
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 c. seasoned bread crumbs
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1 (16 oz.) can tomato sauce
1/4 tsp. dried basil
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
8 oz. Mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced

Preparation

Place each chicken breast on a sheet of waxed paper.
Flatten to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or pound with rolling pin.
Combine eggs, salt and pepper.
Dip chicken into egg mixture and then dip each in bread crumbs.
Brown chicken in hot oil in a large skillet; drain on paper towels.
Place chicken in a lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
Drain oil from skillet.
Combine tomato sauce, basil, oregano and garlic powder in skillet.
Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.
Stir in butter.
Pour mixture over chicken and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Cover and bake in 350\u00b0 preheated oven for 30 minutes. Uncover and arrange Mozzarella cheese slices on top.
Bake an additional 10 minutes.