This Skillet Chicken Parmesan is so good it will leave your family asking for seconds!
I thank my Lucky Stars for meals like this one I’m sharing with you today. It’s one of those that the whole family likes (no one is complaining except the kid who refuses to eat red sauce), and it’s one that takes very little time, effort or skill to prepare! Yee Hah! Bring on the easy dinner recipe, right?! This one is adapted from an old Cooking Light recipe. It’s actually not quite as light as their recipe!
How to make Skillet Chicken Parmesan:
Sauté chicken strips that have been dunked quickly in egg white and cheesy, herbed breadcrumbs. Dump some quickly boiled angel hair pasta into a separate, oven-safe pan.
Move the cooked chicken into the pasta pan.
Drizzle with a jazzed up marinara sauce.
Sprinkle with Italian cheeses.
Broil until bubbly!
And feed it to your family, who will welcome you to the dinner table with open arms and giant, appreciative kisses. Seriously, my whole family enjoyed this one so much that we didn’t have one ounce of leftovers. Enjoy!
Skillet Chicken Parmesan
Recipe Details
Ingredients
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- ⅓ cup dried breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
- 1½ pounds chicken breast tenders (or chicken breasts cut into strips)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 12 ounces angel hair pasta, cooked and drained
- 1½ to 2 cups tomato-basil marinara (see *Tips below)
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup shredded Provolone or Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the broiler on the oven. You'll need a large nonstick skillet and a large stainless steel or cast iron skillet for this recipe.
- Combine 3 tablespoons Parmesan, breadcrumbs, oregano, basil and ⅛ teaspoon salt in a shallow bowl. Place the egg white in a separate shallow bowl. Heat the butter with the olive oil in your nonstick skillet over medium heat. Dip each piece of chicken in egg white, then coat in the breadcrumb mixture. Add the chicken to the pan and cook 3 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
- Place the cooked pasta in your oven-safe skillet. Place the cooked chicken on top of the pasta.
- In a medium bowl, mix marinara with balsamic, pepper and remaining ⅛ teaspoon salt. Spoon the sauce over the chicken. Sprinkle evenly with the remaining Parmesan and Provolone cheeses.
- Broil 2 to 4 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve immediately, a generous portion of pasta with chicken and sauce on top.
Notes
- I prefer to use Classico brand Tomato Basil sauce- it doesn't have any sugar in it, so it tastes most like homemade marinara to me. Or, you can always make some homemade too - HERE's a recipe.
I made this the other night and my kids loved it! My son (my picky eater) ate it up and has even eaten the leftovers – he never eats leftovers!
This will be on my regular rotation!
what an easy and mouthwatering recipe
Love this, Lori! Much easier than the usual way I make it! Will definitely give it a try!
Love the idea of a quick chicken parm. Would be a perfect weeknight dinner. Thanks for sharing.
Hubby made this last night in thirty minutes and we didnt even fill the dishwasher with pots and pans! It was delicious!
That is a great idea! I saw something simular to this on a cooking show, but I can’t remember which one. I’ll have to try it!