Baked Chicken Parmesan Recipe
Cheesy Baked Chicken Parmesan is so tender, juicy, and crispy! This one-pan, 30-minute chicken dinner will have the whole family coming back for seconds.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup corn flour
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- ¼ cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- ⅓ cup milk
- olive oil cooking spray
- 1½ to 2 cups marinara sauce
- 4 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
- chopped fresh basil for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400˚F.
- Line a baking sheet with foil and set a cooling rack on top of it.
- Generously grease cooling rack with cooking spray and set aside.
- Lightly pound the chicken breasts to an even thickness of about 1/2 of an inch.
- In a mixing bowl or plate, combine flours, basil, parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper; mix until thoroughly incorporated.
- Pour milk in a separate dish.
- Dip each chicken breast in the milk, then coat it with the flour mixture.
- Transfer chicken to previously prepared cooling rack.
- Generously grease chicken breasts with cooking spray.
- Bake for 25 minutes, or until chicken is done.
- Remove from oven; evenly divide marinara sauce over each chicken breast, top with fresh rounds of mozzarella cheese, and bake for an additional 4 to 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
- Garnish with chopped fresh basil and serve.
Notes
Pound the chicken breast: Thin chicken cooks quicker and tastes great – especially when breaded! You can also cut your chicken breasts in half lengthwise, which will reduce the amount of pounding you have to do.
Can I use chicken thighs? Yes, but it will need to cook longer. Chicken thighs need more time to cook through.
Don’t overcook the chicken because it will be dry – even with all that sauce! Make sure that once your chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165˚F, you pull it out of the oven.
Nutrition
Calories: 343kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 1057mg | Potassium: 927mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 845IU | Vitamin C: 10.6mg | Calcium: 293mg | Iron: 3.2mg
