This recipe is a favourite with children the world over. We ate this dish with family friends on a scorching summer night in Modena. We dined in a town square watching the locals leaning out half naked from their windows desperate for hint of breeze. Between us we had 5 children who eagerly (and silently) gobbled down tortellini followed by chicken Parmesan and declared it the best meal ever. Some people like to top it with tomato sauce, mozzarella and/or provolone cheese, more grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and basil before they bake it.