Someone might say that baking chicken fillet is one of the simplest activities. However, for many years now mistresses have made the same mistakes, as a result of which the meat turns out to be dry or tasteless. Even a chicken fillet, baked in foil, can lose its juiciness due to improper cooking techniques. In this article, we will step by step describe the process of creating a real masterpiece from a chicken fillet. So, arm yourself with all the necessary, and most importantly, a good mood, and proceed!
Recipe for baked chicken fillet with juicy tomatoes and mozzarella cheese
You will need the following ingredients: chicken fillet (half a kilo), a third cup of breadcrumbs for breading, a full tablespoon of grated parmesan, a little sunflower oil, fifty grams of mozzarella, half a glass of grated tomatoes, two garlic cloves, a small spoon of dried basil, spices to taste (take sugar , Black pepper and salt). Also, to bake the chicken fillet correctly, you will need a special parchment.
Cooking method
First you need to warm the oven to about two hundred degrees. Cut the meat into four identical flat steaks. Thoroughly rub them with salt and pepper from all sides. Let them lightly marinate, leaving for five minutes. As the cook says, bake chicken without cheese - means completely ruin the dish! Therefore, grate a piece of hard Parmesan on a very shallow grater and mix with the breadcrumbs for breading. Do this in a deep bowl. Then grease the chicken steaks with sunflower oil. But do not mercilessly pour them! The oil should only envelop the meat. Each meat steak dip into a bowl with cheese and breadcrumbs and roll in this mixture. Get out a convenient baking sheet and cover it with parchment, which will help us properly bake the chicken fillet. Lay the meat so that the pieces do not touch each other, and there is still space left between them. By the way, some chefs are sure that the parchment should also be sprinkled with oil before laying out the steaks. Either way, the cooking time of the chicken is an average of a quarter of an hour. While meat pieces are baked, it is necessary to take care of the sauce. Rubbed tomatoes in a deep dish and squeeze garlic into it. Most conveniently this is done with garlic. Do not forget to add dried basil. After stirring the sauce, be sure to taste it. If necessary, salt or pepper. In case you have gotten sour tomatoes, you can sprinkle the sauce with sugar.
By this time, the chicken steaks will have to be prepared. Get them out and pour abundantly on the cooked tomato sauce. Top with grated mozzarella. Put the dish in the oven for another five minutes, so that the cheese melts and forms an appetizing crust. In this case, the main thing is not to overdo the fillets.
Chicken steaks can be eaten as a main dish, and can be served in combination with Italian pasta. Also such meat shows itself well with vegetable salads and potatoes. And tip for the last: eat the dish hot! Then you will fully experience its palatable scale.