Baked Chicken Parmesan
Baked Chicken Parmesan is an Italian classic, lightened up. Baking the cutlet as opposed to frying really lightens this dish up while remaining moist and full of flavor.
Baked Chicken Parmesan
Serve this over pasta, zucchini noodles or with a large salad to keep it on the lighter side. We all love this dish in my home, it’s perfect for a weeknight yet good enough to serve to company. This is also how I bake my chicken cutlets if you want it without the cheese and sauce. Kid friendly and delicious, make this tonight!! Also, see my air fryer chicken parmesan recipe here!
How to make perfect boneless baked chicken breast in the oven:
- Heat the oven to 425°F for crisp crumbs and a juicy center.
- Cutting the chicken in half lengthwise speeds up the cook time and tastes better than if you leave it whole. This thinner breast takes about 25 minutes to cook.
- Rather than using an egg wash in my breading station, I brush some melted butter (or olive oil) onto the chicken before the bread crumbs. This helps the bread crumbs get extra crisp without frying for a healthier baked chicken parmesan that is so good, no one will know it’s lighter.
A few more side dish recipes that would be great with this:
- Roasted Spaghetti Squash for a low-carb side dish recipe
- Easy Garlic Broccolini
- Broccoli and Orzo for a kid-friendly side dish recipe
- Roasted Tossed Mushrooms
Baked Chicken Parmesan
An Italian classic, lightened up. Baking the cutlet as opposed to frying really lightens this dish up while remaining moist and full of flavor. Serve this over pasta or with a large salad to keep it on the lighter side.
Ingredients:
- 4 (about 8 oz each) chicken breast, fat trimmed, sliced in half lengthwise to make 8
- 3/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs (I used whole wheat)
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp butter, melted (or olive oil)
- 3/4 cup reduced fat mozzarella cheese (I used Polly-o)
- 1 cup marinara or Filetto di Pomodoro
- cooking spray
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 450°F. Spray a large baking sheet lightly with spray.
- Combine breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese in a bowl. Melt the butter in another bowl. Lightly brush the butter onto the chicken, then dip into breadcrumb mixture. Place on baking sheet and repeat with the remaining chicken.
- Lightly spray a little more oil on top and bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven, spoon 1 tbsp sauce over each piece of chicken and top each with 1 1/2 tbsp of shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Bake 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Information
Yield: 8 Servings, Serving Size: 1 piece
- Amount Per Serving:
- Freestyle Points: 4
- Points +: 6
- Calories: 251 calories
- Total Fat: 9.5g
- Saturated Fat: g
- Cholesterol: 14mg
- Sodium: mg
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Sugar: 0g
- Protein: 31.5g
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IF anyone that follows WW please be careful. Ive checked and a few of her recipes are off from WW points this on she says is 4 points but once u plug everything into the app all the nutrition information the points are actually 5 points not 4. Please check before making.
Dana, you MUST use recipe builder when getting points. The SmartPoints® calculator isn’t meant for recipes and will often give you the wrong points (usually higher) because it’s counting 0 points foods such as eggs, chicken, fruits and vegetables. So if you see a recipe with a SmartPoints® value that’s different from what the calculator tells you, that is why.
The only accurate way to determine any recipe’s SmartPoints® value is to plug the ingredients into the recipe builder on the Weight Watchers website (Click on “My Foods,” select “Recipe,” and click “Create a recipe.”)
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This is going to sound silly but do you put anything on your noodles like butter or oil? Or are they just boiled and plated? I LOVE this recipe and I always use it when making chicken parm, I just never make the noodles.
Don’t know what Gina would say, but I’d add some butter to the noodles along with a couple herbs. Planning to make this tomorrow. Haven’t tried a recipe of hers I didn’t care for yet!
Very easy to make and tastes incredible!
At the beginning it says heat oven to 425 for crispy crumbs but then in the recipe it says 450. I think I will use 425 as my oven tends to bake a little hotter than it says.
Whoa. I should have followed my instincts and not used the oven temp that is stated in the recipe: 450 degrees is WAY TOO HIGH for thin-sliced chicken breasts! Mine were burnt on the bottom and all dried out when I took them out after 25 minutes. Also, the recipe says 450 but in the notes about how to make “perfect chicken breasts in the oven” it gives a temp of 425 (still too high). I have made WW recipes with regular chicken breasts (i.e., not thin sliced) that cook for 30 minutes at 350. I normally love your recipes, Gina, but this was off the mark. Sorry.
This recipe does not call for thin sliced breasts. Perhaps that was your problem. I take a full size breast and cut it in half.
What Gina said, and also, baking chicken at a higher temp actually makes a juicier result. 🙂
Bake at 425 or 450? Two different instructions given. Thanks. Anxious to try this way rather than frying.
Made this tonight for the 1st time tonight & everyone loved it! I cooked it on 425 for 25 minutes like it said and it turned out great. It’s definitely a keeper! Thank you!
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Why are you using the “chicken permission” pic here? Or did that person take the photo from you? If that is your picture, what’s with the green spoon?
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Is this a photo of this recipe? That looks like more than 1 T sauce and 1 1/2T cheese!!
I loved this recipe. My daughter dislikes chicken and since I am on weight watchers, we eat chicken a lot. This was great for her to eat and she loved and so did I. Delicious.
Great!
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Love this recipe my kids asked for seconds !!!🤭 I made this time and time again, although I do pound down the chicken so it’s nice and thin and not cook it as long.
Any suggestions on how to bake this in an air fryer??