8/7/2019 Chicken Parm in Penne Chunky Sauce

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Chicken Parm in Penne Chunky Sauce

Ingredients needed:

Penne pasta – penne rigate is fine too it’s the same thing…3 boxes Sauce – Ragu Chunky Tomato Garlic & Onion Pasta Sauce…2 big jars because

you will need some for the pasta to toss in and for the chicken to layer on – makeit 3 just in case

Mozzarella cheese – shredded or block whichever is fine I would say buy two of the big block ones yea its a lot to shred but I think its more cost effective if not uwould probably need like 4 or 5 bags of the shredded cheese – u know now that Ithink about it BJs sells the big bag of the shredded Polly-O so that should besufficient buy that one!! I am assuming u are going to BJs…or Costco…theysell this…

Chicken – BJs sells the pack of like 5 or 6 pouches that should be enough for 14people I think because you can slice them up and its like 3 to 4 pieces per pouchso that should make about 15 to 20 pieces of chicken…

Breadcrumb – any brand as long as its Italian Eggs Adobo – La Flor is my preferred brand I find Goya to be a little salty Sazon Goya with Culantro y Achiote Aluminum Pans Cooking Oil

8/7/2019 Chicken Parm in Penne Chunky Sauce

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Steps:

1. I like to rinse my chicken with water and lemon juice so you can empty thepouches of chicken into a big bowl and let it sit in water and lemon for about 10mins…it tenderizes the chicken and makes it juicy when frying…you can then cut

the chicken vertically into thin slices that way the chicken isn’t too thick…youwant a flat piece of chicken makes it easier to coat in the breadcrumb and fry…Ialso cut off any pieces of string or fat that looks ugly…lol!...after you rinse off your chicken and its cut into your desired pieces sprinkle with adobo to your tasteand about 1 ½ to 2 packets of sazon…mix it together with your hands…and makesure each piece is seasoned…set it aside

2. whisk about 3 to 4 eggs together in a bowl – you will use this to drench yourchicken in before the breadcrumbs

3. pour breadcrumb on a flat surface – on aluminum foil is good4. take chicken dip in eggs then cover in breadcrumb and set aside – do this for each

piece of chicken – make sure the chicken is completely covered in breadcrumb

5.

while dipping the chicken take a frying pan and pour enough cooking oil to coverthe bottom and about ½ inch from the bottom so it can thoroughly cook thechicken – let the oil heat up while you dip your chicken – probably about 5 to 7mins on a medium to low heat setting – lower the heat if its too hot because it willburn the chicken once you place it on the pan…

6. once the oil is hot enough it crackles you can add 2 to 3 pieces of chicken at atime – let it cook at a medium to low heat setting – the breadcrumb should brownafter about 4 to 5 mins…flip over and fry for another 3 to 4 mins…check eachside before removing from pan – repeat until all chicken is fried. Lay chicken onbounty sheets to soak up any oil and set aside to cool…

7. take a tall pot and fill with water to boil for the pasta – will boil after 10 to 15

mins on high heat setting – add a little salt and oil to water while boiling8. once water has boiled add pasta and lower heat setting – stir and let pasta cook forabout 12 to 15 mins – the pasta should soften – stir at 5 min increments so itdoesn’t stick together…after the pasta has soften (might be more than 15 minssince it’s a lot!) drain pasta and set aside

9. take pasta and pour into large aluminum foil pan – two if using the small ones buthave extras just in case

10. toss pasta with chunky sauce and mozzarella cheese – just sprinkle cheese don’tuse a lot just enough to make it cheesy

11. preheat oven to 350 degrees12. after you have tossed the pasta with cheese and sauce lay the fried chicken cutlets

on top of the pasta in a row – then pour the sauce over the chicken – then sprinklecheese on top of the chicken – after you have laid out all the chicken with thesauce and cheese cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for about 45mins to 1 hour

13. that’s chicken parm on a bed of penne pasta in chunky sauce! 14. you can serve with Garlic Texas Toast if you like…15. Buen Provecho!