Healthy Chicken Parmesean

Okay, I know pasta is literally all I post pretty much, but darn it I just love it! The pasta isn't even the best thing about this meal which by the way my husband would like to be quoted was "bitchin'" so there you go...bitchin' chicken. It really was good and healthy too. Whole wheat pasta to accompany this with some seasoned broccoli florets...yessir this is a meal! 

Ingredients

• Pre-made breadcrumbs (packaged kind...plain) *original recipe calls for you to make your own w/ whole wheat bread...waste of time and effort. ;) just kidding...do what you want. 
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 4 teaspoons paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 egg whites (I actually did not have eggs! so I went without and only used the milk...worked fine!)
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 (6 ounce) skinless boneless chicken breast halves, pounded to 1/2-inch thickness
• Olive oil cooking spray
• 1 jar good-quality marinara sauce (about 3 1/2 cups)
• 3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoons (1/2-ounce) shredded Parmesan

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Original Directions: Place the bread in the bowl of a food processor and process until fine crumbs are formed, about 25 to 30 seconds. Put the crumbs on a baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes, until golden. (You will wind up with about 1 1/3 cups toasted crumbs.) 

My Way (or the highway): Simply pour some pre-made bread crumbs in a bowl or shallow baking dish (pie plate) and add your seasonings to it (see below).

In a medium bowl, toss the crumbs with oregano, garlic powder, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. In another bowl, whisk the egg whites and milk together. In a third bowl stir together the flour, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Dip each piece of chicken, 1 piece at a time, in flour, shaking off excess, then egg, then bread crumbs, shaking off excess.

Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees. Place breaded breasts in a glass baking dish and spray on each side with cooking spray, about 5 seconds total per side. Bake breasts until cooked though and crumbs are browned, about 15 minutes. Top with marinara sauce, mozzarella and parmesan and return to oven for an additional 10 minutes, until cheese is bubbling. Serve right away with some pasta!