Comforting Chicken Parmesan Low-Cal Style

This is a low calorie/low carb Chicken Parmesan...if you can believe it.  It was absolutely delicious to boot. 

A year ago, we discovered pre-cooked mesquite chicken breasts at Sam's.  A good deal at about 100-120 calories per breast.  Did I mentioned they're pre-cooked?  (a total time-saver)  In addition, they're priced right. 

In my on-going desire to clean out our refrigerator (it's filled with sauces, marinades, jarred veggies, little bits of this and that), I found a jar of opened Spaghetti Sauce (Del Grosso, Veggie - our FAVORITE!).  After searching the meat/cheese drawer, I came to the conclusion that the only cheese in the house was Parmesan.  I knew that would have to do, although I was hoping for some ooey-gooey mozzarella.  

Oh-So-Healthy Chicken Parmesan

3 Pre-Cooked Mesquite Chicken Breasts (or cooked breasts of your choosing.)
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese (or enough to cover breasts)
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Italian Seasoning (or mix of basil, oregano, thyme)

Sauce:
2 1/2 cups Spaghetti Sauce
1/4 cup Red Wine or 1 tbsp Worcestershire 
1 1/2 cups Mushrooms (I used oyster, chopped fine)
1/2 cup Onion (chopped fine)
1/4 cup Peppers (I used orange/yellow, chopped fine)
1 tbsp Garlic Powder
1 tbsp Italian Seasoning (or mix of oregano, basil, thyme)
1/8 cup Parsley (chopped) or a 1 tsp. dried

1 package Miracle Noodles
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese

Spray breasts with cooking spray, top with parmesan cheese, sprinkle some italian seasoning and garlic powder, spray with more cooking spray.   Heat oven to 400 degrees.  Place breasts in oven (thawed or partially thawed).  Cook through (approximately 15 minutes).  Make sure cheese is slightly browned. 

While chicken is cooking, place veggies in a sauce pot, cook till tender, add wine and then sauce and seasonings.  Bring to a boil and then simmer until chicken is done. Salt/Pepper to taste.

Rinse Miracle Noodles and heat slightly (30 seconds) in microwave.  Obviously you could use regular pasta or spaghetti squash.... or quite honestly, no pasta because the chicken itself is that good!

Top with Sauce, Chicken, Sauce, Parmesan, Parsley.

The chicken may not be deep fried, but the chicken with the crispy parmesan on top was enough of a meal for me... and we completely picked at the third breast until it was gone.  It is so fun taking something that at Olive Garden would set you back 1090 calories and knocking it down to approximately 400 (and that's probably over-estimating).  Plus, I added a lot of vegetables and didn't fry a thing, making it even healthier!  Just Keep Tasting until you make it delicious!