The better at cooking I get, the more critical disappointed with restaurant food I become. I guess it’s the lonely road of the foodie. [insert violin solo]
To me, there’s nothing worse than eating (and paying for) a mediocre or bad meal I know I could have cooked better. Therefore, when I eat out, I like to order things I know I can’t cook as well at home.
For the longest time, I didn’t think my Chicken Parmesan was as good as what I would get at a restaurant. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a big fan of Italian food, so we eat it out (and in) a lot. Once I started making my own tomato sauce for spaghetti, meatballs and pizza, I realized it was time to try out the Chicken Parmesan again.
I’m so glad I did.
This recipe is deceptively healthy–well, for chicken parmesan, that is. The chicken is lightly breaded, browned in a skillet for some flavor and color and then baked. It’s so delicious, especially with some simple linguine or spaghetti noodles. No more ordering Chicken Parmesan at restaurants! Well, maybe sometimes (heehee).
Chicken Parmesan
2 chicken breasts halves, boneless and skinless
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1 tbsp dried oregano
1 tbsp dried basil
1 tbsp dried thyme
2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cups tomato sauce
4 oz fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced
2 tbsp grated Parmesan
Directions
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
Combine the herbs, salt, pepper and bread crumbs in a shallow dish to blend. Cover chicken breasts with mixture and shake off any excess.
Heat olive oil in large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook just until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the skillet from the heat.
Spoon the marinara sauce over and around the chicken. Sprinkle parmesan over each chicken breast. Cover each chicken breast with mozzarella slices.
Bake, covered with foil, for 10 minutes and then uncovered for 5 minutes, until the cheese melts and the chicken is cooked through.
Enjoy!
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Wow, I want a plate of that! Yummy!
Hi Carla! It’s all yours
I made this tonight. It’s really yummy
Yay, Jessica!! Thanks so much for sharing! I’m glad you liked it. It’s one of my favorites.
I just made this for dinner and it was FABULOUS! I had altered it to be gluten free and I was so happy with the results! Can’t wait to make it again!
Ooh — I’d love to know how you altered it to be gluten free, Lauren! I’m always looking for ways to make my recipes more ‘palatable’ to different diets. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, thats very useful to know! I admit to being a bit of a failure in the kitchen, but I’m trying my best to learn. Admitting iis the first step right!? I promised to cook something for my wife this weekend for the first time – very exciting! I found some really simple recipe at this website, seems to be designed exactly for me, which is fantastic! Anyway, thanks for your tips, I’ll be sure to subscribe to your site to read more.
Hi Dan! Good luck with your cooking plans!
Some chicken Parmesan sounds really good. we should do this again.
You’re right, Dustin…it does sound really good. Definitely need to put it on the list!
I have made a version of this dish from Americas test kitchen for the last few years. It has now been replaced by this one. Loved the tomato sauce, added a bit of pesto as suggested. Very yummy!
Wow, Lisa, that’s quite a statement. Here’s to many, many years of using this Chicken Parmesan (and tomato sauce!) recipe, eh?
Found ur website when I had googled spaghetti sauce and I’m so glad I found it, this was the first recipe I tried. I had my fingers crossed, my husbands very critical of anything italian, his late grandmother was italian, making him a quarter and I have tried a couple homemade sauces but nothing measured up, but after making this, I got a very good from him, which was amazing! I thought this tasted like restaurant quality, I can’t wait to try more of ur recipes, thanks so much for this one!
Can’t wait to try this for my husband. Have to make those deceptively healthy things, you know!
Yep!
I know.
What side do you typically make with this meal? Do you serve it with pasta, over pasta, or something else? Thanks – sorry for the silly question!
Oh, that’s fine, Megan! I usually serve it alongside some simple linguine and use left-over marinara sauce with it. I hope that helps!
Update: Delicious!! I’ve made it twice and the second time I flattened out the chicken and then coated it. Yum! I had even more of the incredible breading. So great!! Thanks again!
You’re so welcome, Megan. Thank you for the update!
Found this on Foodgawker.com. I am making this for dinner tonight! I will be using jarred tomato sauce because I dont have time to make my own.
Enjoy!
As I was making this, my daughter saw the tomatoe sauce and immediately refused to eat dinner with us!! As the chicken was in the oven she comes back to the kitchen and is like “What smells so good?” Once it was ready I gave her a bite to try and she absolutely loved it! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe, it was a huge hit with my daughter and she is the pickiest person I know. Needless to say, it came out super delicious!!
Your chicken parmesan looks very delicious! Have to try it…
Cheers:)
I found your recipe on Foodgawker so I decided to try it out.. So glad I did.. This was DELISH!! Thanks for Sharing. Looking forward to trying more of your recipes
This was yummy! I like and appreciate your recipes for the step-by-step directions and photos depicting the sight along the way. My cooking skills are steadily improving but are still novice and the pictures work as a safety net and story/directions written as a chat, feels as if a cordial chill, which makes cooking fun and relaxed. Thanks for sharing.!..
Just made this for dinner tonight! Simple recipe (mine came out amazing and my cooking skills are limited to instant mashed potatoes hehe
), and very yummy ! Thanks for sharing..
Hi there! I love the look fo this recipe and I cannot wait to make it for my friends and family. I just wanted to ask, how many people does this recipe serve?
I made this, but it definitely was not fully cooked after the time listed here. Had to add more time in the oven. Next time I might cook it on a lower temp for a longer time.
I use those mini toaster ovens that only go up to 425 or 450 degrees. How long will I have to bake the chicken with those temperatures?
Hi Nadia,
Unfortunately, I don’t have an exact answer for you. I’d just do trial and error and see how much longer you’ll need. Best of luck!
I’ve made this twice now and both times it’s SOOOO good! I use Rao’s pasta sauce but other than that it’s the same. I’ll make this again and again. Thanks so much!!
I found your recipe through Pinterest, and it just looked amazing. I made it for dinner the other night, and it was soooooo good! By far my favorite chicken parm recipe!
Thank you for sharing!
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Found this on foodgawker. Tweaked it with some heat- red pepper flake in the breaking. Such an user-friendly recipe and turned out super tasty. Thanks!
*breading
I just wanted to say THANK YOU! My family of five loves this…which is hard to do. We have a few picky eaters. I actually made this over Christmas when family got together. 20 people and EVERYONE loved it! Pretty great! I doubled the sauce, because that is a favorite and paired it with Fettuccine! Again, thanks so much. It is literally our families favorite recipe!
Wow, Tasha (and family!), I’m honored to have you all enjoy this recipe so much. Thank you for sharing
I tried this recipe. The chicken did not cook. I had to leave it in for an extra half hour.
I’m sorry you had to bake it longer than expected! Did you follow the recipe exactly as written?
I just put it in the oven! I don’t hae the Thyme, so just the Oregano and Basil. It already smells SOO good!!
Update!! It was AMAZING!!! Better than the stuff I’ve had in restaurants! And it got the seal of approval from my boyfriend! Thank you so much for sharing this!
I’m 100% cooking illiterate. Baking, yes, totally. Actual food? Not so much. Thank you so much for this recipe! I did a test run tonight, and I’m taking this to my friend’s house next weekend to make for one of our friend’s birthday dinner!
This is a favorite in my house! And my husbands favorite dinner ever!!!! I love your blog!!!!