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.
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Italian
Keyword
Chicken, Parmesan
Ingredients
4bonelessskinless chicken breasts (713 gr after seared) 0 CHO
1 - 680mlcan(710 gr) Hunt’s Tomato Sauce (5 CHO/1/2 cup/125 ml) 27.2 CHO
2cups(149 gr) grated fresh Mozzarella or Cheddar Cheese 0 CHO
1cup(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:
27.2CHO DIVIDED BY 935 GRAMS =. .029 CHO/GRAM
¼CUP= 63 GRAMS(.029 CHO x 63 GRAMS) 1.82 CHO/1/4 CUP
½CUP= 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.