Slimmed Down Recipe ALERT! There is nothing I love more than a delicious, crunchy chicken parmesan loaded with tangy sauce and melty cheese. Truthfully, I absolutely LOVE all Italian food but the heaviness sometimes keeps me from enjoying it. This skinny chicken parmesan recipe makes it totally guiltless! This baked version is every bit as delicious, but SO much better for you. Instead of frying the chicken, I like to bake a thin chicken cutlet or pop it in the air fryer. These are my favorite ... [ Read More ]
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Erica’s Crispy Chicken (or Eggplant) Parmesan
Since I can remember, it has always boggled my mind why people top their chicken/eggplant parmesan with sauce BEFORE baking it. In my opinion, it gets soggy and just doesn't taste very good. Growing up, every time my family would take us out to an Italian restaurant, I would always order "chicken parm with sauce on the side" (picture me at 6 years old ordering that. I knew what I wanted, even then)! It became a running joke in my family, but to be honest, I don't think I ever expressed to ... [ Read More ]
UnFried Crispy Chicken Crust Pizza
I had this crispy chicken crust pizza out at a restaurant in NYC and I’ve been dreaming of recreating it ever since. I mean, COME ON - combining chicken parmesan and pizza? GENIUS! Not only did I completely nail it, but I made my unfried crispy chicken crust pizza SIGNIFICANTLY healthier by cutting out deep frying in oil! Oh my GAWD. How delicious does this sound?! I cannot wait to make this again and do a BBQ version! Tell me what flavors you'd like to try in the comments! UnFried ... [ Read More ]
Lemon Butter Chicken & Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Pasta (as seen on Windy City Live)
Yesterday I had the most amazing time on Windy City Live! If you missed the segment, no worries! I'm going to tell you how it all went down here (and even share a video of the final presentation). At the top of the show, they gave me a bag of 4 mystery ingredients plus a protein and I had to create a dish in 30 minutes that incorporated each of them. My ingredients were: Caperberries Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Spaghetti Balsamic Vinegar Chicken Breast I didn't have much ... [ Read More ]
Chicken Pot Pie Deep Dish Pizza (Thanks to Door to Door Organics)
When I find myself too busy to cook, it’s usually because I don’t have the time to grocery shop. Also, being able to get to a farmers market or organic grocery store takes a lot of time and effort out of my day. Well, today I am sharing my secret on how I am so busy, but still manage to make delicious, healthy and organic recipes. </br> I owe it all to my recent discovery of Door to Door Organics. Door to Door Organics partners with local farmers and grocers to bring organic ... [ Read More ]