This classic Oven-Baked Chicken Parmesan is a healthy chicken parmesan recipe that’s baked, not fried. Served over whole wheat spaghetti, this is restaurant-quality chicken parmesan, lighted up.
I’ve been super into Italian lately, if you haven’t noticed. There’s really just nothing better than pastas, pizzas, and Italian baked chicken. Not sorry. No take-backsies.
It doesn’t get much better than chicken parmesan. Although this isn’t an innovative recipe that I created myself, it’s my personal belief that the world can’t have too many Oven-Baked Chicken Parmesan recipes.
Or baked chicken recipes, for that matter. (Liiiike these Mediterranean Chicken Bowls and this sheet pan dinner.)
This healthy chicken parmesan recipe is baked, not fried! I like to use Panko bread crumbs to add extra crispiness without having to fry it in oil.
Plus, this healthier chicken parmesan is served over whole wheat pasta with just enough marinara sauce to save on all those calories you’d eat going out to an Italian restaurant.
Oven-Baked Chicken Parmesan is a super simple, yet super delicious recipe! Simply bread the chicken, bake it, cover it with sauce and mozzarella, and serve over pasta.
Plus, you can’t get much more crowd-friendly than a healthy chicken parmesan recipe. I mean, who doesn’t like that crispy chicken covered in marinara sauce over pasta?!
Another plus of this lightened up recipe is that you bake the chicken, so there’s no grease mess to clean up. The chicken gets nice and crispy in the oven (I use panko bread crumbs for extra crisp) without having to use all of that fat-adding oil.
Any time you tell me that I can make a healthy chicken parmesan recipe with few ingredients and little effort, I’m a happy girl.
How to Make Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan
This recipe can also be made in the air fryer! Bread the chicken as instructed below, then place in your air fryer. Spray with cooking spray and cook at 360 degrees for 6 minutes.
Flip the chicken over, over with marinara and cheese, and cook for another 3 minutes. So crispy and so good!
So, next time you need a simple and crowd-pleasing meal, give this Oven-Baked Chicken Parmesan recipe a try. It doesn’t disappoint.
Here’s a link to the special bread crumbs I use (the key to a crispy chicken!), my favorite gluten-free pasta, and the best clean marinara sauce …. ever. Seriously, I eat this stuff with a spoon and lick the jar afterward. It makes everything better.
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Oven-Baked Chicken Parmesan
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs (I use Panko)
- 6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, sliced in half horizontally
- 2 cups Marinara sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- Whole wheat spaghetti, cooked
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Beat eggs and water together in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine bread crumbs, 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, oregano, basil, thyme and garlic powder.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper on both sides. Dip each chicken breast halve in the egg mixture, shake off excess, then dip in the bread crump mixture on both sides. Place on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining chicken.
- Spray each chicken breast with cooking spray or an olive oil mister. Bake for 40 minutes.
- Spread each chicken breast with Marinara sauce, then top with mozzarella and remaining Parmesan cheese. Continue baking until cheese is melted.
- Serve over whole wheat spaghetti.
Notes
To make air fryer chicken parmesan, bread the chicken as instructed and place in the air fryer basket in a single layer (work in batches). Spray the chicken with non-stick spray and cook at 360 degrees for 6 minutes. Flip the chicken, top with sauce and cheese, and cook for another 3 minutes.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1/2 Chicken BreastAmount Per Serving: Calories: 374Total Fat: 12gCholesterol: 103mgSodium: 859mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 4gSugar: 6gProtein: 32g
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Easy, quick and delicious!
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Monday 25th of March 2019
Making for dinner tonight for the second time Recipe is very easy and I love that it’s all baked in the oven. My husband enjoyed it the first time so I know tonight will be the same. He has been working out religiously and I love when I find healthy recipes that he ends up enjoying. Thank you for sharing!
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Yay - love to hear this! So glad you enjoy!
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