Baked Chicken Parmesan
This Chicken Parmesan recipe is an easy dinner you can throw together any night of the week! With a few simple ingredients, this crispy coated chicken dish is ready in minutes!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 277kcal
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts , about 1 lb
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup dry bread crumbs
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 ounce can French fried onion rings , crushed
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 12 oz. thin spaghetti
- 1 jar marinara sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line large rimmed baking sheet with foil and lightly spray with nonstick oil.
- Using kitchen shears, cut the chicken horizontally to make 6 thin fillets; set aside.
- In a shallow dish or pie plate, mix together the melted butter, seasoned salt, dry mustard and Worcestershire sauce. In a separate shallow dish, combine bread crumbs, grated Parmesan cheese, parsley and onion rings.
- Dip chicken in the butter mixture, coating both sides. Then dip into the crumbs mixture, coating both sides. Place on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes then carefully flip the chicken and bake an additional 10 minutes or until coating is crisp and chicken is cooked through to 165°F.
- While chicken is baking, prepare the spaghetti and heat the sauce according to packaged directions.
- Serve chicken with cooked spaghetti and sauce.
Notes
- For optional mozzarella cheese topping: Before serving, spoon marinara sauce over each chicken breast, then sprinkle a couple tablespoons of shredded mozzarella. Return to oven for 5 minutes to melt the cheese, or broil for 1 or 2 minutes. (We omit this for less calories.)
- Nutrition information is an estimate only based on the chicken breast only.
Nutrition
Serving: 1chicken breast | Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 713mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 498IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 1mg