Baked chicken with parmesan cheese for family dinner

When it comes to dinenr, chicken is often the most popular as very few people dislike it and it’s so versatile. One of our favourite ways of enjoying it is with a crispy crumb and spices. Not only will you love this baked chicken and parmesan cheese recipe, everybody else will. It’s not often cheese goes well with chicken unless it’s fried and we’re leaning into those iconic textures and flavours for this Italy-inspired dish.

Baked chicken with parmesan cheese tips

You can either cut the chicken breasts in halves but for a more tender cut of meat, flatten them with a meat mallet or rolling pin. When dredging in the eggs and crumbs, make sure to keep one hand dry and use the other for the wet ingredients so you don’t make a mess. The parmesan adds a great element to the dish and so does the tomato sauce. You can make it a bit spicy with some chili or paprika if you want to.

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Family dinner should be simple and quick. This baked chicken and parmesan cheese dish is inspired by Italy and enjoyed by everybody.

Last updated on 30 December 2022

Baked chicken with parmesan cheese recipe

3 from 4 votes

Recipe by Jessica Alberts Course: MainCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Servings

3

servings

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Total time

50

minutes

Ingredients

• Chicken

• 2 large 2 eggs

• 1 tbsp 1 garlic, minced

• 2 tbsp 2 fresh parsley, chopped

• salt and pepper to taste

• 3 large 3 chicken breasts halved horizontally to make 6 fillets

• 1½ cups 1½ breadcrumbs

• ½ cup ½ freshly grated parmesan cheese

• 1 tsp 1 garlic or onion powder

• ½ cup ½ olive oil for frying

• Sauce

• 1 tbsp 1 olive oil

• 1 large 1 onion, chopped

• 2 tsp 2 garlic, minced

• 400 g 400 tomato puree

• salt and pepper to taste

• 1 tsp 1 dried Italian herbs

• 1 tsp 1 sugar

• Topping

• 250 g 250 mozzarella cheese

• ⅓ cup ⅓ parmesan cheese

• 2 tbsp 2 freshly chopped basil or parsley

Method

• Chicken
• Whisk together the eggs, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper in a shallow dish.
• Dip the chicken into the egg to evenly coat. Set aside.
• Mix the bread crumbs, parmesan cheese and garlic powder together in a separate bowl. Dip the chicken into the breadcrumb mixture and coat evenly.
• Heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Fry the chicken until golden and crispy, about 4-5 minutes on each side.
• Place the chicken in a prepared dish and top each breast with about ⅓ cup of sauce (sauce method below).
• Top each chicken breast with mozzarella cheese and about 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese. Sprinkle with basil or parsley.
• Bake for 15 – 20 minutes, or until cheese is bubbling and melted, and the chicken is completely cooked through.
• Sauce
• Heat the oil in a medium-sized pot. Fry onion until transparent, add the garlic.
• Add the tomato puree, salt and pepper to taste, Italian herbs and sugar. Cover with lid to simmer for about 8 minutes, or until sauce has thickened slightly.
• Season with salt and pepper.

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