This is an easy Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan recipe made with tenderized and breaded chicken breasts. The chicken is smothered in marinara sauce, and topped with melted mozzarella and parmesan cheese before baking.
This easy Chicken Parmesan recipe is a lighter and healthier version of the traditional Chicken Parm and is simple to throw together. The breading is flavored simply with Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder.
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Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan Recipe
This is a crispy Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan recipe. It's made with boneless skinless chicken breast, or chicken tenders, and cooked until crispy on the outside and tender and moist on the inside.
It's covered in sweet marinara sauce and loaded with cheese. Enjoy this chicken parmesan recipe as a main dish with a salad on the side or over your favorite pasta. This parmesan chicken baked in oven is a little bit of a healthier spin on the regular pan-fried parmesan chicken. It cuts out a couple of steps and also the grease from frying the chicken.
And if you love a great baked chicken recipe, be sure to try our Million Dollar Chicken Bake, Baked Lemon Chicken and Oven-Baked Cornflake Chicken.
Chicken Parmesan Recipe Variations
There are a couple of variations for this recipe that work really well:
- Baked Parmesan Crusted Chicken Tenders: just substitute chicken tenders for those boneless, skinless chicken breasts. However, you will need to reduce your cooking time so your chicken tenders aren't overcooked.
- Baked Chicken Parmesan without Breading: Just leave off the egg wash and don't use the panko breadcrumb mixture. You will season your chicken with the Italian seasonings, garlic powder, salt and pepper, cook the chicken, and then cover as usual with the marinara sauce and cheese.
Baked Chicken Parm Ingredients
- Chicken: You can use boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken tenders. Adjust your cooking times to how thick your meat is and use a digital thermometer to make sure your meat isn't overdone.
- Breading: The breading in this recipe can also be altered to fit your family's needs. You can use panko breadcrumbs, make your own breadcrumbs, use gluten-free crackers or just about any combination of those things too. This recipe is also very forgiving. Make sure your breading has a low moisture content so the chicken becomes crispy on the outside as it bakes.
- Egg Wash: This is simply an egg and a little water to make the wash thinner so the breading isn't too thick. You want it just thick enough so the breadcrumbs will stick to the chicken.
- Marinara: You can make a homemade marinara sauce or use a pre-made jar. Just use your favorite.
- Cheese: There is a bit of parmesan cheese in the breadcrumb mixture. The recipe also calls for parmesan and mozzarella on top of the marina sauce. Oh so yummy!
How to Make Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan
- Start by trimming off any fat or tendons from your chicken breasts. Lay your chicken breast in a Ziplock bag or between two sheets of plastic wrap. Using a meat tenderizer, rolling pin, or the bottom of a mason jar, give the chicken a few good whacks on the thickest part of the chicken breast.
- Lay a sheet of parchment paper on a large baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, beat the egg with a fork and add a tablespoon of water.
- In a pie plate, add the bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and 6 Tablespoons of Parmesan cheese. Mix.
- Dip the raw chicken breast into the egg mixture, roll in the breadcrumb mixture (make sure all areas on the chicken breast are covered) and lay on parchment paper. You can also bake the chicken on a greased cookie sheet.
- Salt and pepper the chicken breasts.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven on 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
- When the chicken registers 165 degrees on a digital thermometer, take it out of the oven.
- Add a thick layer of your favorite mozzarella cheese on the chicken. Top the chicken with parmesan and mozzarella cheese and broil for about 5 min or until the cheese is golden brown.
- Garnish with minced parsley or basil if desired
Frequently Asked Questions
You will need to bake the parmesan chicken for about 30 minutes. Take it out of the oven, smother it with marinara sauce and cheeses and then broil it again for about 5 minutes.
350 degrees works great when baking chicken parmesan.
Chicken breasts are used most often for making Chicken Parmesan because they are large and easy to bread and cook. However, you can also use chicken cutlets, chicken tenders, or chicken thighs if you prefer.
The best way to make sure that the breading sticks to the chicken is to make sure that you fully coat the chicken in flour, dip it in beaten eggs, and then coat it evenly with the breadcrumb mixture. Press the breadcrumbs firmly onto the chicken to help them stick.
Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan Recipe
Ingredients
- 2-3 pounds Chicken Breasts boneless, skinless, (plan on about 6 ounces of raw chicken breast per person.)
- 1½ cups Marinara Sauce your favorite kind
- 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- ⅓ cup Parmesan Cheese shredded or grated
Egg Wash
- 1 large Egg
- 1 Tablespoon Water
Breadcrumb Mixture
- 1½ cups Breadcrumbs panko, homemade, or even crushed crackers
- ⅓ cup Parmesan Cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- ⅛ teaspoon Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Preparing the Chicken
- Start by trimming off any fat or tendons from your chicken breasts. Lay your chicken breast in a Ziplock bag or between two sheets of plastic wrap. Using a meat tenderizer, rolling pin, or the bottom of a mason jar, give the chicken a few good whacks on the thickest part of the chicken breast.
- Lay a sheet of parchment paper on a large baking sheet.
How to Make Egg Wash For Chicken Parmesan
- In a small bowl, beat the egg with a fork and add a tablespoon of water.
How to Make Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan Recipe
- On a plate, add the bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and 6 Tablespoons of Parmesan cheese. Mix
- Dip the raw chicken breast into the egg mixture, roll in the breadcrumb mixture (make sure all areas on the chicken breast are covered) and lay on parchment paper. Season with salt and pepper.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until the chicken registers 165 degrees on a digital thermometer.
- Remove from the oven and add a thick layer of mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese over the top. Broil for about 5 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.
- Take the baked chicken out of the oven and garnish with minced parsley or basil before serving. Enjoy!
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This is an easy Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan Recipe. It's made with tenderized and breaded chicken breasts, baked and smothered in marinara sauce, and topped with melted mozzarella and parmesan cheese. This easy chicken parmesan recipe, baked is a lighter and healthier version of the traditional Chicken Parmesan.
DBaldwin
Do you just place some marinara sauce between the pasta and the chicken? You didn’t mention it in the directions.
Dana Lambert
marinara is not listed in recipe.