Chicken Parmesan
Chicken Parmesan is a classic Italian dish. It features juicy breaded chicken breast smothered in marinara sauce. This chicken recipe is perfect for Sunday dinner, but easy enough to make any day of the week.
Servings: 6 Servings
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cup Italian Panko Bread Crumbs
- 3/4 cup shredded Parmesan Cheese
- 2 1/2 tbsp chopped Parsley divided
- 2-4 tbsp Oil
- 3 boneless skinless Chicken Breast halves
- 24 oz Marinara Sauce
- 1 1/4 cup shredded Mozzarella
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 400.
- Place flour in shallow dish.
- Place the eggs in another dish and beat until blended.
- In a third dish, combine Panko, Parmesan and 2 tablespoons of parsley.
- Cut each breast half in two down the middle and season with salt and pepper.
- Dredge each piece of chicken into flour and flip to coat both sides.
- Dip chicken in beaten eggs. Coat both sides and allow excess to drip off.
- Place into Parmesan bread crumb mixture and flip to coat. Gently press to make sure coating adheres.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pan.
- Cook chicken until brown on each side (about 4 minutes per side).
- Place chicken on baking sheet and top each with several tablespoons of sauce.
- Then top each piece with a mozzarella.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and starting to brown. Internl temperature should be 165.
- Garnish with remaining chopped parsley.
Nutrition
Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 1111mg | Potassium: 688mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 993IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 310mg | Iron: 3mg