Chicken Parmigiana

Difficulty | Serves 4 | Book 2

Ingredients
Nutrition

2 x 250g skinless chicken breasts
cooking spray
75g 97% fat-free ham slices
4 tablespoons no-added-salt tomato paste
1 cup (100g) 30% reduced fat tasty cheese freshly grated

Per serve
Fat	Total	8.5g
	Saturated	4.9g
Fibre		0.8g
Protein		39.3g
Carbs	Total	1.5g
	Sugar	1.3g
Sodium		457mg
Kilojoules		1012 (cals 242)
GI Rating		Too low in carbs to score a GI rating

Method

Preheat oven 180°C fan forced.

Flatten chicken breasts using a meat mallet until double in size. Cut each piece into 2 so that you have 4 pieces in total.
Place each piece on a baking tray that has been coated with cooking spray.
Place equal amounts of ham slices over each piece of chicken.
Spread 1 tablespoon of tomato paste over top of each piece.
Sprinkle ¼ cup of cheese over top of each piece of chicken, then bake 25-30 minutes or until chicken is cooked.

NOTE: An adapted version of this recipe is also in Cooking for 1 or 2 people

Suitable to be frozen.

Dietitian's tip

At last a chicken parmigiana that tastes like you find at the pub but without the being high in fat. This is a great choice for people with diabetes who are aiming for weight loss.