Name: Crispy Chicken Parmesan
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Healthy Meals
Ingredients: 2 large chicken breasts; 1 medium egg; 50g panko breadcrumbs; 1 tbsp oil; 0.5 tsp smoked paprika; salt and pepper; 1 tsp oil; 1 onion, diced; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tin chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 0.5 tsp dried basil; 40g grated mozzarella; 20g grated parmesan; optional: fresh basil; Cooked spaghetti for kids; Salad/veggies for adults

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Bored of the same old chicken recipes? Try my Crispy Baked Chicken Parmesan. So delicious and perfect the whole family!

Crispy Chicken Parmesan served with a side salad

If you’re anything like me then you probably buy chicken breasts every week but you look at them feeling a bit uninspired! It’s easy to get into a rut of eating the same meals but hopefully this recipe will add something new to your family dinner rotation.

Chicken Parmesan, or Chicken Parmigiana, is essentially a breaded chicken breast, topped with tomato sauce and cheese.

Crispy Chicken Parmesan in the baking tray

My Crispy Chicken Parmesan recipe uses panko breadcrumbs to make a super crispy crumb that’s then baked in the oven.

Whilst the chicken is cooking you make a simple tomato sauce for the top. Add some mozzarella and parmesan and the chicken goes back in the oven for a few more minutes.

I serve my portion with salad and for the kids I add some cooked spaghetti.

Crispy Chicken Parmesan served with spaghetti

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Crispy Chicken Parmesan

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Author: Ciara Attwell
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 4 1x
Category: Dinner
Method: Baked
Cuisine: Healthy Meals

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Description

Bored of the same old chicken recipes? Try my Crispy Baked Chicken Parmesan. So delicious and perfect the whole family!

Ingredients

For the chicken:

2 large chicken breasts
1 medium egg
50g panko breadcrumbs
1 tbsp oil
0.5 tsp smoked paprika
salt and pepper

For the sauce:

1 tsp oil
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
0.5 tsp dried basil

To top:

40g grated mozzarella
20g grated parmesan
optional: fresh basil

To serve:

Cooked spaghetti for kids
Salad/veggies for adults

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200c fan.
Slice the chicken breasts in half lenthways, giving you 4 thinner breasts.
Crack the egg into a bowl and whisk with a fork.
Add the panko breadcrumbs, oil and smoked paprika to another bowl. Season with a little salt and pepper and mix.
Dip each of the chicken breasts into the egg and then coat in the breadcrumb mixture.
Transfer onto a tray and then bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
In the meantime make the sauce by adding the oil, onion and garlic to a saucepean.
Fry for 2-3 minutes then add the chopped tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and dried basil.
Bring to the boil and then simmer for 15 minutes.
When the chicken has finished in the oven, remove the tray.
Add a few spoonfuls of the sauce to the top of each chicken breast and then finish with some grated mozzarella and grated parmesan.
Return the chicken to the oven for another 10 minutes.
This recipe can be served with salad/veggie for the adults or spaghetti for the kids.
Cook the spaghetti as normal and then mix it with the remaining tomato sauce.

Notes

This recipe is best served and eaten straight away.

You can batch make the chicken however. After Step 5 flash freeze the chicken on a tray and then transfer into freezer bags or containers. You can then cook directly from frozen adding an extra 10 mins approx to the cooking time.

The tomato sauce can also be batch cooked and frozen.