I know everyone probably has a Chicken Parmesan recipe but you have still got to try this one…it is phenomenal! Mel gave me this recipe when I got married but I didn’t try it for at least a year…Chicken Parmesan sounds intimidating! However, this recipe is remarkably easy – especially if you do the Lowfat Version. I absolutely love it! There is something about the sauce that is addicting…can’t wait for you all to try it out!
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Ingredients
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Sauce Ingredients:
- 2 Tb olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped (approx 1 cup)
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3 cans Italian diced tomatoes
- 1 Tb sugar
- 1/2 tsp basil
- 1 tsp oregano
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- Saute onion and garlic in olive oil until onions are tender and transparent. Add the rest of the ingredients and let simmer for 10 minutes.
Chicken ingredients:
- 1–2 pounds chicken breasts
- 2 eggs
- Italian breadcrumbs
- 1/4–1/2 c olive oil
- 8 oz very thinly sliced mozzarella
- 1/4 c Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Dip the chicken in egg and then in bread crumbs. Heat oil and cook chicken 2-3 minutes on each side. Put chicken on the bottom of a large baking dish (9×13). Put one thin slice of mozzarella and sprinkle parmesan on each breast and half of sauce on top. Repeat. Cover with foil and bake for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees. Top with grated parmesan cheese.
- Lowfat version: skip breading and frying of the chicken. Place the chicken raw in the dish and do one layer of the cheeses. I don’t even measure, I just sprinkle on grated mozzarella and parmesan then top with sauce. Bake a little longer – more like 40 minutes. It is fabulous!
This was amazing!! I made it for dinner tonight and my two picky kids gobbled it up! I’m so glad I found your website.
I made the lowfat version and loved it! My one question is are you supposed to drain the tomatoes? I didn’t and it seems as if there is a lot of juice.
Made this tonight, definitely a keeper! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness! Can you say "the Olive Garden Recipe?!?!" SO good! Thanks for all your great recipes! Every night I've used one of your guys' recipes and I've finally been getting compliments on my cooking! 🙂 Thanks so much! You girls are FANTASTIC!
Thank you for such a great recipe. My kids and husband loved it! Julie B.
tried this recipe last night, as the ingredients were all in my pantry or refrig, and we always have chicken ready to go from the freezer. Since I'm a WWatcher, I omitted the breading/frying part and used low fat mozzarella cheese, NOT fat free. Also used smart balance cooking spray for part of the 2T XVOO. Found skinless/boneless chicken cutlets from Whole Foods in the freezer, which I used. The sauce was amazing, the chicken juicy and tender. I will make this recipe again. Thanks for sharing!
Shannon,
I am so glad you like our recipes!! Thank you for the sweet comment!
mmmm….I made the Chicken Parmesan last night and the Mandarin chicken tonight….they are both YUMMY! I am going to pull a Julie-Julia and cook my way through your blog! lol Thanks for the recipes…my husband is grateful! 🙂
Thank you! -steph
Hi Steph,
I just use the standard size–I want to say it is 13-14oz. Hope that helps!
Hello! Melanie i would like to make this i just want to know how many oz is the canned italian tomatoes? thank you-steph
I just made this the other night, and was a little scared how I would do, because chicken parmesan is one of my husband’s favorite foods, he always orders it at italian restaurants. But when we ate it, he compared it to the chicken parmesan at carabbas! (saying that it was like that) Definately will make this again. I did the full version, and didn’t think that was that much work either.
I made this last night for dinner and my family LOVED it! Thank you!!! Hope you don’t mind if I gush about it on my blog…
I made this for dinner last night–de-lish-us! Thanks
Hi Ruby! That salad is just spinach, strawberry, avocado, and red onion with a poppyseed dressing (which is not posted) – it’s really good with toasted almonds or pecans too. I’ll try to post it soon though – it is a favorite!
This looks really good. I’m wondering about the salad in the photo…do you have that one on the blog? What do you call it? I did find one with strawberries,but it looked enough different that I thought I would just ask.
Your chicken parm looks delicious. I want to try this one!
I love this recipe too! I almost always make the low-fat version and love it just as well!
Oh, I can vouch that this is the absolute BEST chicken parmesan recipe in the whole world. Or atleast, of all the recipes I’ve ever tried, tasted, or dreamed about. 🙂 This totally beats them all. And I don’t give out “5 Star” ratings very often. But I could gush and gush over this recipe for hours!
I love chicken paramesan. Yours looks good.