Grilled Chicken Parmesan

When it is 98 degrees outside, the last thing I want to do is turn the oven on to 450... and add to the heat.
I LOVE to grill and make it a daily routine in the summa time!
But... we were craving some yummy Chicken Parmesan, so I was determined to stick with routine, and turn on the grill!
Boy was it a success!

Ingredients: 2 Chicken Breasts, Italian Flavored Bread Crumbs, One Egg, Spaghetti Sauce, Spaghetti Noodles, Mozzarella Cheese
Tools: Wax Paper, Meat Pounder, Knife or kitchen scissors, 2 Pots, 1 Grill
Turn the grill onto high
Put a pot of water on the stove to begin boiling

Trim the breasts of fat, gross

Pound the chicken. It cooks faster and evenly on the grill if this is done. You can use a rolling pin if you don't have a meat pounder

Whisk up the egg in a bowl

Dip the chicken into the whisked up egg

Sprinkle bread crumbs on both sides of both chicken breasts.

Turn the grill down to medium heat

Place each breast on the grill

Cut thin slices (or thick if you prefer) of the Mozzarella cheese. I cut them the long way down the cheese so they'd fit nicely on the chicken breast

Prepare sauce to brush onto the chicken.

Bring a spoon and a brush out to the grill with the sauce, but DO NOT put it on until you've checked that your chicken is done.



Once your water starts boiling, put your noodles in.
Also start a pan of the rest of your spaghetti sauce, turn on low just to heat it up.

Move the chicken to the top rack and turn the heat back up to high. Place a spoon full of sauce on each breast and spread with the brush.

Place one slice of cheese on each breast and let melt.

Serve it up! I put it on the noodles and poured

Add a little parmesan

Delicious with a side salad and a big glass of water :) Or thats how I had it anyway!

What Are Your Staples?

We all have our staples that we fall back on, so I will post mine and then I want to know what yours are. You know... your easy, cheap favs. Sometimes I just need something else to come to my mind.

Ours are:

Spaghetti (with ground beef and peppers or just different kinds of pasta with different types of sauce)

Pulled pork- boneless country style ribs cooked all day in a crockpot with a chopped onion. Two hours before I add 1 cup bbq sauce and 1 cup apricot jam. We just eat it by it self but it's good on buns or just bread.

French Bread Pizza- French bread, pizza sauce, cheese, and toppings. Toast it in the toaster oven.

Enchiladas- brown 1 lb ground beef and add 1 can of red enchilada sauce with a handful of cheese. Spoon into tortillas and spread another can of enchilada sauce and cheese on top. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes. Directions are on the back of the enchilada sauce can too.

Chicken Pot Pie- cook 3 chicken breasts. ( I just do it in the microwave) Dice into little pieces. Microwave a bag of mixed frozen veggies (carrots, peas, corn, green beans) with 2 cans of cream of chicken soup for 6 minutes. Mix chicken with veggies and soup and put into a deep dish pie shell. (Deep dish pie shells come in two) Put the other pie shell on top and poke holes. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.  It lasts a couple of days too!

Grilled Chicken or BBQ Chicken- I just get a seasoning packet and marinate chicken before grilling.