Ingredients
- 75g panko breadcrumbs
- 30g parmesan or grana padanograted
- 1 eggbeaten
- 2 tbsp plain flourwell seasoned
- 2 skinless chicken breastlarge
- a good splash olive oil
- 4 tbsp tomato and chilli pasta sauce
- a few leaves basil
- 1 ball mozzarellasliced
- 4 ciabatta bunstoasted
- 2 tbsp mayonnaisemixed with ½ garlic clove, crushed
- 50g rocket
Method
- Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Mix the breadcrumbs and grated parmesan, and season. Put the egg and flour into separate bowls.
- Butterfly the chicken breasts, cutting all the way through so you have 4 pieces. Cut each piece in two again so you have 8 pieces in total.
- Put the thicker pieces between sheets of baking paper and bash with a rolling pin until a similar thickness to the thin pieces. Dust in the flour, dip in the beaten egg, then coat in the parmesan breadcrumbs.
- Heat the oil in a non-stick pan. Cook the chicken pieces for 3-4 minutes on each side until crisp and golden.
- Lift the chicken onto a baking sheet. Spoon over the tomato sauce, add some basil, then top with the mozzarella and more parmesan. Bake for 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
- Spread the toasted bun bases with the garlic mayo then add some rocket. Top with 2 pieces of chicken each and the bun tops.

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