Name: Chicken Eggplant Sorrento
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 Boneless Chicken Breasts sliced 1 inch thick slices; 1 cup of Italian seasoned breadcrumbs with 1/4 cup grated cheese added and 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic powder; 1 large eggplant washed, skin removed every other inch to leave on stripes and sliced in 1/2 inch thick pieces; 16 oz of ricotta mixed with 1 egg, 1 tablespoon parsley and 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese, mix all together set aside.; 16 oz cans of crushed tomatoes add 3 cloves of minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon each parsley, basil, oregano, pepper, and a pinch of sugar and 1/2 cup white wine mix together and set aside; grated Pecorino Romano cheese; around 1 cup olive oil added to a pie plate; Seasoning for the flour:; 1 cup flour (1/2 teaspoon each parsley, oregano, garlic powder, cayenne pepper); Topping:; shredded mozzarella; For eggplant and chicken for shaking in :; 2 large plastic bags; In a large plastic bag, add seasoned flour and the other into seasoned breadcrumbs.

Chicken Eggplant Sorrento is a stacked gourmet chicken breast with eggplant and Italian sauce with cheeses.

We just love eggplant and this is pretty much all cooked and can be even done the day before and heated up when needed for a great family dinner.

Working long hours in retail, this is a win-win recipe for me to just pop in the oven during the holiday season or when we have unexpected guests, this meal freezes perfectly.

I love making this ahead of time because all the flavors are enhanced the next day.

This creative Italian dish was one grandma would throw together with leftover eggplant parmesan and Sunday Tomato Meat Sauce and I adapted it easily.

Mom back then in the 1960s worked in a supermarket so we were lucky to get all the ingredients we needed.

That is how I learned to make this meal easier by setting up a breading and coating station, cooking them on a cookie sheet then doing a quick assembly.

This chicken is then sliced in half, topped with eggplant, sauce, ricotta, and other cheeses, and voila the perfect all-in-one pan meal.

This sauce is so fresh tasting and the little bit of wine in it accents the chicken and eggplant while baking.

Scroll down to the bottom of this page for my printable easy recipe.

this is a photo of chicken stacked with eggplant, fresh tomato, ricotta cheese and baked on a white plate

this is a whole meal in the oven with appetizers and chicken eggplant parmesan

One Pan Meals is the Best

I just love this easy recipe all in one pan, no side dishes necessary.

Since this was a family get-together we did make a few favorite appetizers.

My son Curt loves to cook he has been a guest post on here for his potato skins .

this is chicken topped with sauce, stacked with mozzarella, eggplant and ricotta cheese

Ingredients You Will Need

boneless chicken breasts
eggplant
ricotta cheese
egg
parsley
salt, pepper
shredded mozzarella
flour
breadcrumbs
Pecorino Romano cheese
granulated garlic
white wine
crushed tomatoes

eggplant salted to get the bitterness out

Tips

after cutting the eggplant salt and drain on paper towels for 1 hour (this removes the bitterness)
the eggplant and chicken can be cooked using air frying, baking, or stovetop frying methods
when in season use fresh pureed plum tomatoes
this meal can be made ahead of time frozen-thawed and baked

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Gourment Easy Meal

If you want to impress your dinner guests, this will be the meal they will remember, it's a little time consuming but super easy to put together.

Once you get all the ingredients together, the rest will fall into place to see how easy this is to assemble.

This will be a keep all in a one-pan meal you and your family will love.