Chicken Parmesan

This easy Chicken Parmesan recipe is the BEST! Chicken cutlets are pan-fried to golden brown, topped with sauce and mozzarella and baked until golden brown.

Prep time: PT45M

Cook time: PT20M

Total time: PT65M

Rating

4.73 stars (11 reviews)

Keywords

chicken dinner, classic dish, comfort food

Ingredients

1½ pounds chicken breasts (3 to 4 breasts, thin sliced)
Salt and pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs
1 cup Italian bread crumbs
1½ cups grated Parmesan cheese (divided)
¼ cup olive oil
1½ cups spaghetti sauce (divided)
8 ounces mozzarella cheese (sliced or shredded)

Cuisine

American

Steps

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Prepare the Chicken: Pound the chicken breasts to about ¼-inch thickness, ensuring that they are an even thickness all over. If they are exceptionally large after pounding, then you can cut them in half.
Bread the Chicken: In one shallow bowl (I use pie plates for this), place the flour. In a second shallow bowl, add the eggs and whisk them together. In a third shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs and 1 cup of the grated Parmesan cheese.
Working with one chicken breast cutlet at a time, coat in flour, shaking off any excess, then dip in the egg and let any excess drip off. Finally, coat the chicken in the bread crumbs mixture.
Saute the Chicken: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. The oil is ready when a pinch of bread crumbs dropped in the oil sizzles immediately. Reduce the heat to medium and add as many chicken cutlets as will comfortably fit in the pan (for me, it was two) and saute until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat until all of the chicken has been browned.
Assemble the Chicken Parmesan: Spread ¾ cup of the sauce over the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Place the browned chicken cutlets over the sauce, overlapping slightly if necessary. Spoon the remaining sauce evenly over the tops of the chicken, then top with the mozzarella cheese and sprinkle evenly with the remaining grated Parmesan cheese.
Bake the Chicken Parmesan: Bake until the cheese is melted and beginning to brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Serve with pasta on the side, or in a large roll as a sandwich.

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 518 kcal
Carbohydrates: 34 g
Protein: 49 g
Fat: 30 g
Saturated Fat: 11 g
Cholesterol: 179 mg
Sodium: 881 mg
Sugar: 4 g

Reviews

Ottraper on 2025-11-13 (5 stars):
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Beth Pierce on 2019-02-27 (5 stars):
Simply marvelous! Hubby and I just loved this! Thanks for the great recipe!
Christy Denney on 2019-02-08 (5 stars):
This is amazing!
april on 2019-02-08 (5 stars):
there's really not much better than a good chicken parm! thanks for the recipe!
Jamie on 2019-01-07 (5 stars):
Chicken parmesan is one of our favorite meals. Great recipe!
Sommer Collier on 2018-10-25 (5 stars):
Perfection! This recipe is a true Italian-American favorite!!
Linda Jean on 2018-10-02 (5 stars):
Fabulous! Double the recipe and freeze the leftovers. Love having photos of the steps in the blog post. I had been breading my chicken and pan frying all wrong. Really helpful to have so many tips.
Abby on 2018-09-30 (5 stars):
This was amazing!! Thanks