I gave my palate a great time yesterday with my lunch: chicken parmigiana. It’s basically breaded chicken topped with layers of cheese and your choice of spaghetti sauce, with pasta topped with creamy sauce and a touch of spice from red pepper flakes. This is all rounded topped off with as many parmesan cheese as you can bring yourself to eat. It’s a very simple recipe and can be done in a matter of minutes by beginners everywhere, and it is living proof that good food does not have to take a long time to make.
You make your tomato sauce first: just get a little bit of butter and melt it in a pan. Add garlic and onion, and cook until the onion is translucent, after which you can add a can of tomatoes with the juice and sugar. You’d have to change the temperature a couple of times as it cooks, but basically you cook it in medium heat while stirring it constantly.
After it simmers, you add the cream and salt and pepper, and mix it until well-mixed and you keep the sauce warm afterwards. Of course there’s the option of buying canned tomato sauce and just heating it – just add a can of diced tomatoes for an added punch. As for the chicken, you can buy the boneless chicken breast from your favorite butcher or from your favorite grocery store, and cook the chicken with your favorite combination of breading, cheese, and herbs or spices outside.
You can choose to cook your favorite type of pasta – just follow the instructions outside the container of your pasta with regards to the time of cooking, but cook the pasta in salted water to flavor the pasta. To assemble, just pour the sauce over the pasta and the chicken, and add slices of parmesan and mozzarella cheese on top while it is still warm. Let the cheese melt and, if desired, sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese for an extra flavor.