Chicken Parmesan (also known as chicken parmigiana) is always a good time — how could crispy chunks of breaded chicken covered in rich tomato sauce and gooey melted cheese ever not be? In fact this dish has been pleasing our taste buds since the 1950s when it was first introduced to the Northeastern United States by Italian-American immigrants. Since then it’s become a staple of Italian-American restaurants (and even those outside of the cuisine) — Carbone’s version is particularly popular — while also showing up widely in our own kitchens. It’s even inspired other dishes like this Cheesy Chicken Parmesan Spaghetti Bake.
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Bobby Flay Shares His Recipe for Crispy Chicken Parmesan
That said your household probably already has a version of chicken parmesan that it knows and loves. We highly recommend expanding your repertoire with the help of Bobby Flay who has put together a recipe that takes this classic dish and reimagines it in a truly groundbreaking way. The celebrity chef and Food Network star makes his chicken parmesan by topping it with just cheese (leaving plenty of room around the edges so the meat gets crispy and golden brown) before baking and serving it on a bed of tomato sauce (instead of adding the tomato sauce to the chicken before baking it). This makes for an ultra-crispy version that will leave your original metaphorically eating dust.
Bobby Flay explained the exact mechanics of making this truly excellent chicken parm which he describes as “a little bit of a cleaner version of the classic” in a segment for “Today Food.” As is likely the case with any chicken parm recipe he starts by coating chicken breasts in seasoned flour egg and panko-style breadcrumbs. Flay then fries the breasts in some oil before taking some torn buffalo mozzarella and strategically placing it over the top. “You see I leave some of the crispy bits uncovered because we want that nice contrast of texture” he explains before placing the chicken in the oven to bake.
Next he serves up some homemade tomato sauce (his version combines onions garlic and crushed tomatoes) for the chicken to top. “Instead of pouring it over the chicken and ruining the crispiness I put the tomato sauce on the bottom” he says.
