Classic Chicken Parmesan is such an Italian staple! With lightly breaded chicken, delicious marinara sauce, and fresh mozzarella cheese, Chicken Parmesan is comfort food at its best. Serve it over pasta or next to a big, beautiful salad for a lower carb option.
Comfort food is 100% my kind of food! Usually it’s of the Southern variety but when I’m looking for something a little different but still SO comforting, my Classic Chicken Parmesan is perfect. Breaded chicken, delicious marinara sauce, fresh mozzarella, and all served over pasta……it doesn’t get much better than that!
Here’s how to make Classic Chicken Parmesan:
- Prepare your chicken by cutting chicken breasts in half, cutting through the chicken to make 2 thinner pieces. Sometimes I will buy cutlets but I find they are sometimes too thin. I like to use this trick instead.
- Fill a shallow plate with 1/2 cup of flour and 1 cup of Italian seasoned breadcrumbs. Add 1 tbsp of garlic powder and 1 tbsp of Italian seasoning to the flour and breadcrumbs. Season with a good pinch of salt and pepper.
- In a bowl, break 2 eggs and mix in a little bit of water. Stir until the yolks are broken.
- Take each piece of chicken, dredge it in the flour mixture first, then the egg mixture, and then back into flour mixture.
- Once you have dredged all the chicken, heat a large skillet over medium/high heat and add enough oil to just cover the bottom of the pan.
- Carefully add the chicken to the pan, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. You may have to do 2 batches.
- Cook the chicken 4-5 minutes on each side or until it is nicely browned. Use a meat thermometer to make sure the chicken is cooked to 165 degrees. While the chicken is cooking, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the cooked chicken in a casserole dish. Cover each piece of chicken with a large spoonful of marinara sauce and then top with fresh mozzarella cheese. Put the casserole dish in the oven and cook until the cheese is melted. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with fresh or dried basil.
- Serve over pasta with additional marinara sauce.
Classic Chicken Parmesan
Classic Chicken Parmesan is the perfect Italian comfort food. Lightly breaded chicken topped with marinara sauce and fresh mozzarella cheese and served over pasta.
Ingredients
- 3-4 chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 eggs, beaten
- marinara sauce
- 4-6 oz fresh mozzarella, cut into slices
- salt & pepper
- spaghetti noodles
Instructions
- Prepare your chicken by cutting chicken breasts in half, cutting through the chicken to make 2 thinner pieces. You may also use chicken cutlets.
- Fill a shallow plate with 1/2 cup of flour and 1 cup of Italian seasoned breadcrumbs. Add 1 tbsp of garlic powder and 1 tbsp of Italian seasoning to the flour and breadcrumbs. Season with a good pinch of salt and pepper.
- In a bowl, break 2 eggs and mix in a little bit of water. Stir until the yolks are broken.
- Take each piece of chicken, dredge it in the flour mixture first, then the egg mixture, and then back into flour mixture.
- Once you have dredged all the chicken, heat a large skillet over medium/high heat and add enough oil to just cover the bottom of the pan.
- Carefully add the chicken to the pan, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. You may have to do 2 batches. Cook the chicken 4-5 minutes on each side or until it is nicely browned. Use a meat thermometer to make sure the chicken is cooked to 165 degrees.
- While the chicken is cooking, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the cooked chicken in a casserole dish. Cover each piece of chicken with a large spoonful of marinara sauce and then top with fresh mozzarella cheese. Put the casserole dish in the oven and cook until the cheese is melted.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with fresh or dried basil. Serve over pasta with additional marinara sauce.
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