Chicken Parmesan has always been one of my favorite meals when we would go to an Italian restaurant, but we didn’t want to have to go out to eat every time. So I tried to figure out a way to make it at home with a pretty quick and easy recipe. I decided the chicken needed to be breaded, but I don’t like a lot of
Originally, I baked the chicken for this recipe, but it never turned out the same. I am very picky about the texture of chicken when I eat it, and baking it always seemed to leave the chicken a little soft, and I wanted it to have a little bit of crunch to it that fried chicken usually has. One day we decided to try pan frying it all, and it came out so much better. We also noticed that it seemed to cook quicker because the chicken would always take so long to bake through. Or maybe that’s because I never felt like it was done so we kept putting it in longer and longer.
By doing this on the stovetop, you have more control over getting the chicken to a good texture. It also doesn’t seem to absorb the sauce as much as when I baked it, meaning the chicken never got firm.
Step by Step
I used my recipe for Country Fried Steak for the idea on how to do the breading. First, the chicken is covered with flour, then dipped in egg, then into breadcrumbs. If you like extra breading on yours, you can do the egg and breadcrumbs a second time to coat it more.
Put a small amount of oil in a medium frying pan and set the heat to medium. Add the chicken to the pan and cook for about 10 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown.
Flip the chicken and cook the other side for at least another 10 minutes. Make sure that the chicken is cooked through before going on to the next step.
Lower the heat down to medium-low and spoon the marinara sauce over the chicken. If you like yours really saucy, make sure to cover the entire chicken. Remember, some will probably fall off which means it may cook into the bottom of it a little bit as well.
Add the cheese to the top of each chicken, distributing evenly. Cover the pan for about 5 minutes or until the cheese has fully melted.
Serve the chicken parmesan warm. I like to sprinkle a little more cheese on top of mine, but I just really love cheese. This entree goes great with some fresh bread and a salad. It’s almost like going out to eat but without the extra time and expense!
Recipe
Easy Chicken Parmesan
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 3 cups bread crumbs
- 4 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
- 2 tbsp oil
- 4 tbsp marinara sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (shredded)
Instructions
- Put the flour, eggs, and bread crumbs in 3 separate bowls
- Dip each chicken breast into the flour then eggs then bread crumbs, making sure to completely coat with each
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat
- Add the chicken and let it cook for about 10 minutes or until the bottom is golden brown
- Flip the chicken and cook another 10 minutes or until chicken is golden brown and cooked through
- Reduce heat to medium-low and cover the chicken with sauce
- Sprinkle the cheeses on top and cover pan, cooking for about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted
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I am ALL about easy meals. We love chicken parm in this house and this is a super easy recipe for it!
I like easy meals too, especially when the kids are begging for dinner because they are just SO hungry! 🤣
Chicken Parm is one of my all time favorite dishes, and this recipe looks like a “must try”! Thank you for sharing!
I hope you get a chance to try it and love it as much as we do!
I love how simple and delicious this looks. So good.
Thanks! It’s such an easy way to make a delicious dinner.
I love easy meals, and this looks absolutely delicious! I could see all of my family enjoying this meal!
I hope you get to make this and enjoy!
looks easy and yummy! Chicken parm is a classic – can’t go wrong!
Yes! It’s so good, and a quick meal for busy weeknights!
This is an awesome take on a classic dish! It looks simple enough to come make and definitely delicious. I also love extra cheese! Haha
Chicken Parm is an absolute favorite in our home. We will try it this way next time it makes its way onto our dinner menu.
This is incredibly easy!! Holy cow! I’ll be making this for dinner tonight, I already have the chicken defrosting!!
Doable! So yes, I’ll be adding this to my list of doable recipes! It’s easy. Thanks for sharing!
I love breaded chicken, in Israel, we call it schnitzel even though schnitzel comes from Austria and it’s supposed to be veal lol. I only discovered chicken parmesan when I came to America and loved it! Thank you for the recipe, it will be great for dinner 🙂
This looks juicy and flavourful. I like how you get inspired by foods you eat at restaurants and takes the time to recreate them at home. It probably is healthier than the restaurant version too.
Yummy! This looks perfect. I am hungry just reading your post! Definitely going to make this recipe!
Oh that looks so tasty!! Chicken parm is one of my faves!
I love chicken parm so I am definitely trying out this easy version! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness this sounds absolutely amazing and delicious!!! I need to make this for dinner tonight!
Chicken parm is one of those things I normally only get at a restaurant. So glad to know it is so easy for me to make at home too!
Looks delicious. Would definitely try these for a quick dinner during the week.
I would love to make this at home. It looks so delicious. And I love Chicken Parmesan. Mmmmm.