Chicken Parmesan
Decades ago, when diagnosed with Celiac’s, there were very few bread options. So, we changed a family favorite and left the bread crumbs off the chicken. It became the new normal and again a family favorite, saving calories and carbs! We have calculated the CHO for the sauce after the Parmesan cooks down with the cheeses; and have counted the chicken as 0 CHO; removing it from the calculation.
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (713 gr after seared) 0 CHO
- 1 - 680 ml can (710 gr) Hunt’s Tomato Sauce (5 CHO/1/2 cup/125 ml) 27.2 CHO
- 2 cups (149 gr) grated fresh Mozzarella or Cheddar Cheese 0 CHO
- 1 cup (70 gr) grated Parmesan Cheese 0 CHO
TOTAL CHO - SAUCE 27.2 CHO
- TOTAL WEIGHT AFTER COOKED - CHICKEN 713 GRAMS
- TOTAL WEIGHT (1648 GRAMS – CHICKEN: 713 GRAMS) = 935 GRAMS
SAUCE:
- 27.2 CHO DIVIDED BY 935 GRAMS =. .029 CHO/GRAM
- ¼ CUP = 63 GRAMS (.029 CHO x 63 GRAMS) 1.82 CHO/1/4 CUP
- ½ CUP = 125 GRAMS (.029 CHO x 125 GRAMS) 3.62 CHO /1/2 CUP
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 350
Heat oil in frying pan. Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper. Sear chicken on both sides, 3 minutes per side, over high heat.
- Spread 1 cup tomato sauce in bottom of a lasagna style pan. Add chicken in single layer and pour remaining sauce over chicken. Sprinkle grated cheese and top with parmesan cheese.
- Bake covered with tin foil for 40 minutes until golden brown. Remove tin foil, keeping chicken on middle rack and turn on broiler. Broil for 5 minutes and remove from oven.
- Serve with pasta (CHO in addition to sauce).
