Why is there no mayonnaise in the recipe? The thing is, when heated, this product breaks down into fats and coagulated protein and actually spoils the taste of other ingredients, making it a bit primitive! This sauce is good only in cold dishes, and it`s preferable to use homemade mayonnaise.

Prepare your favorite dish once without the usual mayonnaise, feel the difference. I claim that you`ll stop using the harmful modified product for any baking forever!

To prepare meat in French style in the oven at a professional chef level, you need to know a few subtleties. For a more pleasant aroma and taste, onions should be grated, not cut into rings, as in the traditional recipe. The best spices that go with chicken and cheese are basil, marjoram, rosemary, black pepper. It`s important not to over-dry the meat in the oven – carefully monitor the cooking process.

Preparation

1. Cut the chicken fillet into thin slices and pound with a good hammer. Wash each piece thoroughly.
2. Beat the egg into foam, brush the chicken. Salt and pepper the meat, add spices.

3. Cut tomatoes into round slices, onions into rings, or grate on a fine grater.
4. Grate the hard cheese on a coarse grater.
5. Grease the baking sheet with vegetable oil or line with parchment.
6. Place the chicken on the sheet, top with onions, then thin tomato slices.

7. Spread yogurt or sour cream on the tomatoes.
8. Sprinkle everything with grated cheese.

9. Bake in the oven until the cheese turns golden, that is, until a gratin forms – a brown crust that`s impossible not to love...
Meat in French style with cheese and chicken is no less aromatic and satisfying than pork baked with mayonnaise. How many bold variations there are for this dish! I like this one: lean meat, no harm, but the taste is indescribable.

In Alsace, in northeastern France, they prepare a similar wonder, but without cheese. It has a different main ingredient: French chefs put thick pear slices in the last layer! Honestly, I haven`t tried preparing with pears, but apples and pineapples perfectly complement the juicy chicken with cheese. Simply place the sliced fruits on the cheese before putting in the oven and taste ecstasy is guaranteed!

Surprise your girlfriends with this variation of the traditional holiday recipe! We`ll keep our figures while being gourmets...