Herb-Drenched Gluten-Free Chicken Parmesan

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• 1/2 cup olive oil

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• 1 Tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped

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• 1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

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• 2 tsp dried thyme

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• 1/2 bulb garlic, chopped

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• 1 Tbsp chopped onion, dried

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• Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste

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• 3 lbs skinless/boneless chicken breast, butterflied

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• 3 cups Homemade Marinara sauce

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• 1 lb shredded fresh mozzarella

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• 1 cup grated Parmesan/Asiago/Romano Blend

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nHomemade Marinara:n

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• 1/2 cup olive oil

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• 1 large yellow onion, minced

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• 1 bulb garlic, minced

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• 2 stalks celery, minced

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• 2 carrots, minced

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• Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste

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• 1-28 oz can organic crushed tomatoes

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• 1-14.5 oz organic diced tomatoes

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• 1/2 cup dry red wine

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• 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

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• 1 Tbsp dried oregano

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• 2 tsp dried basil

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• 1 tsp dried thyme

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• Fresh chopped parsley for garnish

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nDirections:n

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1. Prepare herbal olive oil by putting herbs, garlic, dried onion, sea salt and freshly ground pepper into olive oil and let stand for 1-2 hours.

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2. While the olive oil/herb blend is per-fusing prepare the Homemade Marinara sauce.   Heat the olive oil at medium-high and saute onions, garlic, celery, carrots until softened.

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3. Add dry red wine and let cook  2-3 minutes.  Reduce heat to medium and add crushed and diced tomatoes.  Let cook 4-5 minutes.  Add sea salt/fresh ground pepper, herbs and spices and reduce to simmer while preparing remainder of dish.

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4. Pre-heat oven to 500 degrees F.  Liberally brush/spread herbal olive oil over chicken breasts.  Set heat to medium, add olive oil in skillet and saute herbal drenched chicken 3-4 minutes on each side to brown.

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5. Put chicken in baking pan/dish.  Cover with Homemade Marinara sauce.  Top with freshly grated mozzarella, parmesan, asiago, and romano blend.

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6. Roast in oven for 20-30 minutes.

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7. Garnish with fresh parsley and enjoy!

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