When I was a little girl, I would always order Chicken Parmesan when we went out to eat. One time I also remember ordering liver and onions and shocked the whole family. Don’t know what got into me that day. But today I no longer like liver. But I still love Chicken Parmesan. It’s one of our family favorites for sure. I just dress up my favorite marina sauce with garlic, Italian seasoning and fresh basil, and everyone thinks I slaved all day long. Since it’s baked and not fried, you can feel better about eating a healthy version. Chicken Parm, you taste so good!
Baked Chicken Parmesan
Ingredients
- 4 small-medium boneless skinless chicken breasts (if you only have large you can cut 2 large breasts in half lengthwise to make four smaller filletpounded to even thickness
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/3 cup Italian style breadcrumbs or plain breadcrumbs mixed with 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/3 cup Panko bread crumbs
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 cups marinara sauce (your favorite)
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil
- 4 slices mozzarella cheese
- 8 ounces spaghetti noodles cooked according to package instructions
Instructions
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Lightly spray a large baking pan with non-stick spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Brush chicken on both sides with oil. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Mix the breadcrumbs, Panko crumbs and parmesan cheese in a shallow dish. Gently toss the chicken in the breadcrumb mixture and coat both sides. Lay chicken on prepared baking dish.
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Bake chicken for about 20 minutes until cooked through and no longer pink in the middle. While chicken is cooking, combine marinara sauce, garlic, Italian seasoning, and basil in a medium sauce pan and stir over medium until heated.
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When chicken is cooked through, remove from oven and switch oven to broil. Top each chicken breasts with about ½ cup of marinara sauce and one slice of mozzarella cheese. Return to oven for 2-3 minutes until cheese is bubbly and starts to brown.
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Serve over cooked spaghetti noodles.
Recipe Notes
If you only have plain bread crumbs, add 1 teaspoon garlic powder and 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning