Recipe for Chicken Parmesan

My kids love this recipe for Chicken Parmesan. It is easy to make and can be prepared ahead of time by doing all the prep work and cooking at dinner time. We love to make whole wheat pasta to go with the meal. It is a lot simpler than most people think when learning how to make Chicken Parmesan.

Oven Baked Parmesan Chicken

1 egg
1/4 Cup bread crumbs
1/4 Cup Parmesan cheese
4-6 chicken breasts
small jar spaghetti sauce
1 Cup mozzarella cheese
pasta noodles

Spray a casserole dish and set aside. Lay two separate dishes or pie plates next to each other. Add egg in one and beat. In another dish, add bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Dip each chicken breast in egg and then coat with bread crumbs.

breading chicken

You can use beaten egg, milk or buttermilk to dip your chicken in.
Place in casserole dish. Pour spaghetti sauce over chicken and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Use as much sauce as you would like. Bake 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
While your chicken is cooking cook any size of noodles you'd like to serve with the chicken parmesan and serve with extra spaghetti sauce.

blue check Kids can help coat chicken just make sure they wash their hands well after handling chicken. They can also help prepare a fruit salad or green salad to go with dinner.