{"id":3850,"date":"2017-08-16T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T07:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betondinner.com\/?p=3850"},"modified":"2018-04-30T00:57:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T00:57:03","slug":"easy-baked-chicken-parmesan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/easy-baked-chicken-parmesan\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Baked Chicken Parmesan."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Easy baked chicken parmesan – and help me choose a subtitle:\u00a0cheater weeknight version! ready in less than 30 minutes! no dipping\/breading required! with crispy cheesy bits on the side of the pan!<\/p>\n

This easy baked chicken parmesan is actually a descendent of the very first recipe I ever posted –\u00a0squash casserole<\/a>. I still make it, and you should, too – such a great summer side dish! The casserole is made with a cheesy breadcrumb topping, and I wanted more of that topping in my life. So I decided to put it on chicken, and put the chicken on pasta + marinara, and call it chicken parmesan. And it’s a winner!
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Instead of pounding chicken and dipping it in egg and coating it in breadcrumbs and frying it…we’re just cutting it into bite-sized pieces, and searing it in a skillet for a couple of minutes. Flip the pieces over, then add a mixture of breadcrumbs and cheese right over the top! A little drizzle of oil, and bake\u00a0– it finishes cooking and gets bubbly and\u00a0brown and beautiful in the oven in about 15 minutes (which gives you time to cook some pasta and maybe even do the breakfast dishes you forgot about<\/del> make a salad).<\/p>\n

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It’s easy to serve and eat\u00a0because the chicken is already cut up, and it helps to maximize the crunchy\/cheesy-to-chicken ratio. I may or may not have stood at the stove popping a few more of\u00a0those little cheesy chicken nuggets after dinner even though I was technically full!<\/p>\n

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I served it over angel hair because I forgot to start boiling the water until after I put the chicken in the oven, so I needed something quick-cooking. (Success – pasta finished with just enough time to drain before the chicken was done.) This was marinara sauce from a jar, but I love this\u00a0simple basil marinara sauce<\/a>\u00a0if you want a homemade version! And…I’m strangely a bit embarrassed to tell you this…but if you want comfort food all the way, try this easy baked chicken parmesan on top of homemade spaghettios<\/a>. Basically a hug in a bowl.<\/p>\nPrint<\/a>

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