Quickest Veal Parmesan

[eleny]

I never fix veal or order it at restaurants. But when I saw some at the market yesterday, I broke down. I just fixed it the fast way.

Beat the boneless veal pieces with a tenderizer mallet just a bit
Dip in beaten egg
Coat each piece in Progresso Italian crumbs
Fry lightly on both sides in olive oil

Open jar of Classico sauce - your favorite flavor
Pour some on the bottom of a casserole
Start layering veal with mozzarella slices (pre-sliced in a package)
and sauce poured straight from the jar
Stick in a preheated 375 degree oven in the covered casserole - put it on a lower rung

Open sliced Italian bread
Open a tub of garlic spread
Prep the bread slices

When the veal Parmesan is bubbling (on the lower rung of the oven)
Put the bread on the top rung and turn the oven to Broil

While bread is broiling, quick tear open a bag of salad
Grab handfuls of salad and put into bowls
Open bottled dressings and put on the kitchen counter
Put hard cheese and grater on the counter - or get the jar of grated cheese from the fridge

Get bread out because it's almost burned!
Get the casserole out and stick a big serving fork in it
Yell "It's ready" and get out of the way!

[NMDemDist2]

1. sounds like my "serving style" ROFL

my inlaws came up for the weekend a few weeks ago and I was amazed how many freaking dishes it took to actually serve four people dinner on the table!!

I was doing dishwasher loads every time I turned around it seemed

that sounds like a great way to do a veal parmesan though.... hope this one makes it to Demopedia since I'll try it next time i see some veal in the store :)

[eleny]

3. When it's just the two of us for a holiday

The ham, turkey or whatever never makes it out of the roasitng pan. And I'm known to cut up a roasted chicken with my kitchen scissors! They can cut through the joints so easily.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Your veal is just like Mama used to make it

except she used her own gravy up until her last 10 years or so.

And mama was a *good* cook.

I get waaaaaay more involved, but I'm not sure the results justify the effort. They way you just described it is absolutely classic!

[eleny]

4. I like to make my own sauce - just not today

We were driving around town checking out houses since we may decide to move. By the time we got home, I couldn't face making sauce. Classico is the only brand of bottled sauce that works for us. So I just rolled up my sleeves and took the fast route! I learned to make sauce/gravy from my Italian mom in law. But even my spoiled hubby likes Classico. Nice to have that backup in the pantry.

Let's talk tomato sauce some day?