Power Cooking

• 3 chicken breasts, boned
• Two 8 oz. cans tomato sauce
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/4 tsp. leaf basil, crumbled
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/8 tsp. Pepper

• 1 Tbsp. margarine
• 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• Mozzarella cheese slices, cut into triangles

Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board and pound lightly with a mallet until 1/4" thick. Combine eggs, salt and pepper. Dip the chicken in the egg mixture and then in the bread crumbs. Heat the oil until hot in a large skillet. Brown the chicken on both sides; remove it to a shallow baking dish. Pour out excess oil from the skillet. Stir the tomato sauce, basil and garlic into the skillet. Simmer 10 minutes of until it has thickened. Stir in the margarine. Pour over the chicken and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover and place the mozzarella cheese triangles over the chicken. Bake for 10 minutes longer.