Breaded Chicken Cutlets with Chunky Vegetable Sauce Recipe

Makes 4 servings.

INGREDIENTS

4 large plum tomatoes, quartered

1 large onion, cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges

2 red or green bell peppers, sliced

1 8-ounce zucchini, trimmed, halved lengthwise, sliced crosswise

1 tablespoon olive oil
nonstick vegetable oil spray

1 cup dry breadcrumbs

4 large egg whites

4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves

1/4cup freshly grated parmesan cheese2 tablespoons chopped fresh italian parsley

1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried

1 cup canned low-salt chicken broth, hot

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400°F. Place vegetables on large rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle oil over; toss to coat. Roast vegetables until tender and brown around edges, turning occasionally, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven. Increase oven temperature to 500°F.

Meanwhile, spray large nonstick baking sheet with oil spray. Place breadcrumbs on sheet of waxed paper. Whisk egg whites in shallow bowl until foamy. Using mallet, pound chicken breasts to 1/3-inch thickness. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Turn chicken in breadcrumbs; place on platter. Stir Parmesan into remaining breadcrumbs on waxed paper. Dip chicken into egg whites to coat. Then dip chicken into Parmesan breadcrumbs to coat; shake off excess.

Transfer vegetables to bowl; mix in parsley and thyme. Add broth to baking sheet; scrape up any browned bits. Pour over vegetables. Keep warm.

Bake chicken on prepared sheet 5 minutes. Turn chicken over; bake just until cooked through, about 5 minutes longer. Transfer chicken to plates. Spoon vegetable sauce alongside.

Tags: Breaded, Chicken, Chunky, Cutlets, Sauce, Vegetable