Heart Healthy Chicken Parmesan

Edible Elements:

• 2 slices of whole grain bread, toasted
• 8 chicken fingers or 3-4 chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup Eggbeaters or egg whites
• 1/2 cup grated reduced fat mozzarella cheese
• 1 tsp oregano
• A sprinkle of onion powder and garlic powder
• Salt and pepper
• Healthy Choice spaghetti sauce, seasoned to your preference
• Whole grain pasta
• 3 tbsp reduced fat parmesan cheese

Grind the toasted bread into bread crumbs and combine with oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, one tbsp of parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Tendorize chicken fingers, then dip them into the eggs, followed by the bread crumb mixture. Cook chicken in heated skillet coated with Pam/Cooking spray.

Once cooked, place into casserole dish, cover with sauce and mozzarella cheese and bake on 350 for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and beginning to crisp. Serve over whole grain pasta, and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Nutritional information based upon 3 oz chicken breast and 2 oz pasta:

450 calories/7 g fat/8.5 g fiber/42 g protein

This is a higher calorie meal than I usually eat, but it is half to a third of the calories and fat of most chicken parmesan dinners, and a healthy and delicious source of protein and whole grains.