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Chicken parmigiana with spaghetti

Italian45 mins£1.49 a portion

Ingredients

Serves 4
  • Chicken breast fillets500g
  • Plain flour30g
  • Free range eggs (15 pack)1
  • Sliced wholemeal loaf1
  • Passata500g
  • Garlic (4 bulbs, approx 40 cloves)2
  • Mozzarella ball125g
  • Spaghetti400g
  • Vegetable oilstore cupboard30ml

Plus salt and pepper. About £5.97 for the amounts used.

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan, gas 6).

  2. 2

    Blitz or grate 3 slices of bread into crumbs. Slice 500g chicken breast in half horizontally. Dip in 30g flour, then 1 beaten egg, then the crumbs. Fry in 2 tbsp oil for 3 minutes on each side until golden, then put in a baking dish.

  3. 3

    Simmer 500g passata with 2 crushed garlic cloves for 5 minutes. Season. Spoon a little over each piece of chicken and top with 125g torn mozzarella.

  4. 4

    Bake for 15 minutes until the cheese is bubbling and the chicken is cooked through.

  5. 5

    Cook 400g spaghetti following the pack, toss with the rest of the sauce and serve with the chicken.

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