Chicken with Tomao Sauce and Parmesan - serves 4
Tomato sauce:
1 ounce sun-dried tomatoes, packed without oil (about 1/4 cup)
1 cup boiling water
1 tsp olive oil
2 cups chopped red bell pepper
1 cup chopped onion
2 (14.5-ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
Chicken:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp black pepper
4 (4-ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves
1 large egg white, lightly beaten
1 tbsp olive oil
Cooking spray
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
3 cups hot cooked linguine (about 6 ounces uncooked pasta)
To prepare tomato sauce, combine sun-dried tomatoes and water in a bowl, cover and let stand 30 minutes or until soft. Drain and finely chop tomatoes.
Heat 1 tsp olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sun-dried tomatoes, bell pepper, and onion; saute 7 minutes. Stir in canned tomatoes; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in parsley, basil, vinegar, 1/4 tsp black pepper, and garlic.
Preheat oven to 350 degreesF. To prepare chicken, lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, Parmesan, and 1/4 tsp black pepper in a shallow dish. Place each breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, flatten to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Dip each breast half in egg white, dredge in flour mixture. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
Add chicken, cook 5 minutes on each side or until golden. Arrange in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Pour the tomato sauce over the chicken. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake at 350 degreesF for 15 minutes. Serve over linguine.