I LOVE Chicken Parmesan and I was super excited when I found this healthy version. Of course, the real deal (especially at our fave restaurant Cafe Chloe) can't be beat, but this is a great alternative! I served it with green beans and a side salad. Voila!
Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf Muffins
1 ½ lbs raw ground chicken breast (if you have trouble finding ground chicken
that is breast meat only, do what I do and throw the same weight of boneless,
skinless chicken breasts into the food processor and run until ground)
1
large egg
1 egg whites
6 T dried breadcrumbs
¾ t dried basil
¾ t
dried thyme
¾ t oregano
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ a small onion,
chopped small or grated
¾ t salt
1/3 t black pepper
¾ cup Parmesan
cheese
¾ cup pasta sauce
¾ cup 2% reduced fat shredded Mozzarella
cheese
Optional: dried parsley, oregano or basil for garnish
Directions:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 350. Lightly mist a muffin tin with
cooking spray and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine the ground
chicken, egg, egg whites, breadcrumbs, basil, thyme, oregano, garlic, onion,
salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese and lightly mix together. Do not over
handle.
3. Form the meat mixture evenly into the 12 cups of your prepared
muffin tin. Spread the pasta sauce evenly over the tops of each muffin. Bake for
20 minutes and remove from the oven. Top each muffin with about a tablespoon of
shredded cheese and then return to the oven for 2-3 minutes until the cheese is
melted. Garnish if desired.
Yields 12 muffins. WW P+: 4 per muffin or 7
P+ for 2 muffins (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on
weightwatchers.com)
Nutrition Information per muffin from myfitnesspal.com:
147 calories, 6 g carbs, 5 g fat, 18 g protein, 0 g fiber
Found on http://www.emilybites.com/2012/08/chicken-parmesan-meatloaf-muffins.html
1 comment:
sounds AWESOME. def trying these! :-)
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