Perfect comfort food for a rainy day!

Ingredients

Crust

• 2/3 cup warm milk
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp yeast
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp psyllium husk (for GF flour)
• 1/2 tbsp salt
• 1/2 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp butter, softened

Tomato Sauce

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 pinch of nutmeg
• 3 cups grated tomatoes
• 1 handful of fresh basil

Chicken

• 6 chicken breasts, butterflied
• 1 cup flour + 1 tsp salt
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup breadcrumbs + 1/2 cup parmesan + 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 2 cups oil for frying

Layering Ingredients

• 6-8 slices of cheese (I used white cheddar!)
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• Fresh basil for topping

Instructions

1. For the crust, mix together the warm milk, yeast & honey in a bowl. Let it sit for 10 minutes.
2. Add all of the remaining crust ingredients. Mix, cover & let the dough rise for 90 minutes.
3. Press the dough into a greased springform pan & bake for 10 minutes at 350.
4. For the sauce, fry together the onion & garlic in the olive oil & butter over medium heat for 5 minutes.
5. Add in the spices, honey & tomatoes. Simmer for 15 minutes.
6. Add in the fresh basil & simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
7. Turn off the heat & blend the sauce with an immersion blender.
8. Prepare 3 plates with the following:
   • First plate: 1 cup flour & 1 tsp salt
   • Second plate: 3 eggs, beaten
   • Third plate: 1 cup breadcrumbs, 1/2 cup parmesan & 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
9. Dip each butterflied chicken breast in each plate: first in the flour, then in the eggs, then in the breadcrumb mixture.
10. Fry the chicken for 1 minute per side over high heat.
11. Place half of the cheese slices on top of the pre-baked pie crust. Add a layer of fried chicken, 1/3 cup of parmesan cheese & half of the tomato sauce.
12. Add the remaining fried chicken, 1/3 cup of parmesan cheese & the remaining tomato sauce.
13. Top with the remaining sliced cheese, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese & 1/3 cup of parmesan cheese.
14. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 350.
15. Garnish with fresh basil.