Description
Chicken Parmesan is an easy weeknight pasta dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 ounces pasta (spaghetti, fettuccini, linguini or a pasta of your choice)
- 1 – 1½ pound chicken breast (cut lengthwise in half (butterfly))
- salt and pepper (enough to season both sides of each chicken breast)
- 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
- 1 cup parmesan cheese (grated, divided)
- 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- ¼–â…“ cup olive oil (extra virgin)
- 24 ounces Pasta Sauce
- 8 ounces Mozzarella cheese (cut into 6–9 thin slices, grate remaining mozzarella cheese)
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
Instructions
- Prep: Cook pasta according to package instructions, drain, and set aside.
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 450º Fahrenheit.
- Prep: Slice 6-9 thin pieces of Mozzarella and grate the remaining Mozzarella.
- Prep: Grate 1 cup of Parmesan cheese, dividing it for breading and topping.
- Prep: Prepare two shallow dishes: one with lightly beaten eggs and one combining ½ cup Parmesan and breadcrumbs.
- Bread: Butterfly the chicken, pound with a meat tenderizer until thin, and season with salt and pepper.
- Bread: Dip chicken in egg wash and coat well with the Parmesan-panko breadcrumb mixture.
- Fry: Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and cook chicken until golden brown, about 3-5 minutes per side.
- Assemble: Spread 2-3 tablespoons of pasta sauce in a 9×13-inch casserole dish, add fried chicken, and coat with remaining pasta sauce.
- Assemble: Top with mozzarella slices and sprinkle with remaining grated Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
- Bake: Bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
- Serve: Serve the Chicken Parmesan over pasta.
Notes
For a golden-brown top, broil on high for two minutes after baking. Ensure chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165º Fahrenheit.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 596 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 1150 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 75 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg