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chicken parm served on spaghetti with cheese
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4.19 from 11 votes

Baked Chicken Parmigiana

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: DINNER, meat + chicken
Cuisine: Italian
Calories:
Author: Dani Spies

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. of thinly sliced boneless skinless chicken cutlets
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 3/4 cups of Italian breadcrumbs you wont use it all
  • 2 tbsp. of grated Parmesan cheese
  • 6 tbsp. shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425.
  • Spray a rimmed baking sheet with some cooking spray.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the breadcrumbs with the Parmesan cheese.
  • In a separate medium bow, whisk your egg.
  • Pat your chicken cutlet dry with a paper towel and then season both sides with salt and pepper.
  • Dip each chicken cutlet into the egg (allow excess to drip off) and the coat both sides of the chicken with the breadcrumbs.
  • Lay on the baking sheet, being sure not to over crowd the pan, and pop into the oven for 6-8 minutes on each side.
  • Remove from oven and top each cutlet with a couple tablespoons of tomato sauce and a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese.
  • Pop it back into the oven (or under the broiler) until the cheese has melted.
  • Serve along zoodles, spaghetti squash, or brown rice pasta.

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