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Chicken Parmesan

Chicken Parmesan

Perfect chicken Parmesan that is crunchy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian-inspired
Keyword Chicken
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author Heather @ thecookstreat.com

Ingredients

  • 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts about 3 to 3 ½ pounds
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • ¾ cup oil see note
  • ½ cup flour
  • 2 large eggs
  • 4 tablespoons water
  • 1 ¼ cups bread crumbs see note
  • ⅔ cup shredded parmesan cheese
  • 3-4 cups spaghetti sauce see note
  • 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. Carefully slice chicken breasts in half through the thickness to make 8 thinner chicken pieces. Pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of dry chicken as desired.
  3. Heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat.
  4. Meanwhile prepare the ingredients for breading. Sprinkle flour on a large plate. In a shallow dish or pie plate whisk together eggs and water. In another shallow dish or pie plate combine bread crumbs and parmesan cheese.
  5. When oil sizzles with a drop of water, it is ready to cook the chicken. Take each seasoned chicken piece and coat both sides with the flour, dip both sides into egg mixture, and coat both sides with bread crumb/cheese mixture. Then carefully place in hot oil.
  6. Repeat step 5 with 2 or 3 remaining chicken pieces until the sauté pan is full. Cook chicken in hot oil 2-4 minutes on each side just until the outside is golden brown (chicken will still be raw in the middle at this point). Place chicken in prepared baking pan, trying not to overlap chicken as much as possible.
  7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 until all the chicken pieces are browned. Bake chicken in preheat 350 oven for 20-25 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Watch carefully and check with a baking thermometer so chicken does not get overcooked.
  8. Remove pan from oven and preheat the broiler. Add sauce and grated mozzarella cheese, as desired. Place pan under the broiler for 3 to 5 minutes until cheese starts to melt and becomes bubbly and golden brown.
  9. Serve immediately. We usually serve it over cooked bow tie pasta with a salad or steamed vegetables.

Recipe Notes

1. I usually use either avocado oil, olive oil, or canola oil.

2. Panko bread crumbs are my favorite in this dish, but you really can use whatever bread crumbs you like.

3. I usually make a homemade spaghetti sauce (this quick quinoa spaghetti sauce is a favorite). Depending on how “saucy” you like it, you can add more or less sauce to this recipe. We like ours pretty sauce since I usually serve this on pasta.