Easy Chicken Parmesan is the ultimate meal for your dinner table! It is easy to prepare and tastes like you’ve been slaving over it all day.
Original post: March 2014 | Updated: February 2021
If you’re a frequent blog reader, you know that I love easy. Easy recipes (especially dinners) are my favorite. So many recipes have hard-to-find ingredients or instructions that are hard to follow. I am a LAZY cook. Maybe efficient is a better word?
I love cooking, don’t get me wrong. I just like to efficiently cook. This easy chicken parmesan recipe is super simplified and the flavor is out-of-this-world delicious. Add this to your rotation pronto! You won’t be sorry!
HOW TO MAKE EASY CHICKEN PARMESAN
STEP 1
Using a meat mallet or heavy wooden spoon, pound chicken breasts to 1/2-inch thickness between two pieces of wax paper. Set aside.
Line up three shallow bowls. In the first, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Beat the eggs with a splash of water in the second bowl. In the third, combine the breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese. Thoroughly coat each breast with flour mixture, followed by the egg mixture, followed by the breadcrumb mixture. Place on a cutting board.
STEP 2
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9×13 baking dish and coat it with cooking spray. Spread half of the marinara sauce on the bottom of the pan in an even layer.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the coated breasts in the hot oil one at a time for 1 minute, 30 seconds on each side, or until golden brown.
STEP 3
Transfer breasts to the prepared baking dish and place them side by side as they finish cooking.
Top with the remaining sauce, mozzarella slices and Parmesan cheese. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Serve over cooked spaghetti noodles.
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RECIPE NOTES: EASY CHICKEN PARMESAN
- For a gluten-free meal, replace flour with almond flour, and breadcrumbs with a GF variety.
- Serve over any type of cooked pasta or even mashed potatoes.
- Cook chicken breasts in the oil one at a time for best results. Cover the pan as each side cooks to avoid oil splattering and if 1.5 minutes/side produces too crispy of a coating, decrease time in 15-second intervals.
- Chopped fresh basil would be a great topping addition.
FAQ ABOUT CHICKEN PARMESAN
This dish can definitely be frozen! After it has cooled, transfer it to an aluminum pan wrapped in foil or an air-tight container. Freeze for up to 4 months.
To make chicken parmesan a gluten-free recipe, replace all-purpose flour with a GF flour such as almond flour and use GF breadcrumbs. Serve over GF pasta.
When the chicken is cooked on the stove top, it may not fully cook through to the center. It must be baked to ensure chicken is fully cooked and so the cheese has an opportunity to melt.
Easy Chicken Parmesan Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 24 oz marinara sauce
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 eggs beaten, with a splash of water
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 oz fresh mozzarella cheese sliced
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese shaved
- 4 oz spaghetti noodles cooked to al dente
Instructions
- Using a meat mallet or heavy wooden spoon, pound chicken breasts to 1/2-inch thickness between two pieces of wax paper. Set aside.
- Line up three shallow bowls. In the first, combine the flour, salt and pepper. In the second, beat the eggs with a splash of water. In the third, combine the breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese. Thoroughly coat each breast with flour mixture, followed by the egg mixture, followed by the breadcrumb mixture. Place on a cutting board.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9×13 baking dish and coat it with cooking spray. Spread half of the marinara sauce on the bottom of the pan in an even layer.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the coated breasts in the hot oil one at a time for 1 minute, 30 seconds on each side, or until golden brown. Transfer breasts to the prepared baking dish and place side by side over the marinara sauce as they finish cooking.
- Top with the remaining sauce, mozzarella slices and Parmesan cheese. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Serve over cooked spaghetti noodles.
I made it tonight. It was very good. It made a lot, there is only 2 of us. My chicken looked like yours after frying. I should make it for company next time.