Simple Chicken Parmesan

This was excellent! I used my own red sauce, but the chicken came out great. I marinated the chicken in buttermilk, garlic powder and an egg for several hours first. I added a bit of flour, parmesan and salt to the breadcrumbs and didn't need the egg as my chicken was wet from the buttermilk. Pounded flat, dipped in breadcrumbs, back in buttermilk and again in breadcrumbs. Sauteed in olive oil, topped with cheese on a rack and broiled for a few minutes. Yummy! To the previous reviewer, if you pounded your chicken breasts to the recommended thickness they should only take a few minutes per side!

Absolutly Devine!

For the sauce I added a 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes and omitted the oregano. For the chicken I coated it in flour before the egg and used Panko for the bread crumbs. After the chicken fried I topped each with a 1/4 C of the sauce and 3 T of a mozzarella/provolone blend and a T of parmesan and baked it for about 8 minutes at 450 degrees.

I thought this was a great simple recipe. The sauce was real good. I made Mozzarella sticks ( http://appetizer.allrecipes.com/az/FridMzzrllChsSticks.asp ) with this dish, and the sauce went great with them. The only things I plan on changing next time I make this is I will put sauce on the chicken before I put the cheeze on it. Also If your chicken is to thick butterfly it. Thick chicken in my opinion is no good for this recipe. I had thick chicken, and just pounded the out of it, and I felt it was still a bit to thick. 1 1/4 inchs thick is really pushing it. I think 3/4 - 1 inch would have been perfect. If you can get the chicken down to 3/4 - 1 inch by beating it that would be better, but if you have to just butterfly it. Buy butterfly I mean slice it in half like a __________________Top of chicken _ _ _ _ _cut here^ so the top half flaps over. __________________bottom of chicken It will look like a butterfly when you are done.

This reciepe as written is over-complicated.. I skipped making pasta sauce and just bought a jar from the store. Cut one ckn breast in half and smashed the halves. Dipped in egg/bread crumbs twice, cooked in skillet for a bit, then topped with cheese and cooked under broiler for a couple mins. Turned out great, topped with the pasta sauce and parm. EZ mode!

Delicious! Make sure chicken is very thin in order to get the full effect. I used fav spaghetti sauce in jar.

We cheated and used our favorite jarred sauce, but this was wonderful and really easy. The hardest part was just juggling the steps. The kids loved it, my husband enjoyed it, I loved it. It was that nice balance between something we have frequently (spaghetti) with enough of a twist to make it different but not so different that it scared everyone off. Highly recommend this!

the chicken breasts take a lot longer than "...about 5 minutes total"...more like 45 mins!

This was a great recipe. My husband really liked the sauce as it was simple. I used to always have a problem with my breading on my meat falling off and found the tip to put on a wire rack is super great! Thanks.

We love this recipe, my husband asks for it at least once a week. The sauce is perfect and we use it for other marinara recipes. So nummy!

Simple and nice. It helped that I had leftover sauce from the night before and shredded mozzarella. Added some garlic salt to the bread crumb mixture as well. Used my big skillet and placed the chicken in as it was dipped rather then placing on wire rack first. Saved on some cleaning up. Will, absolutley make again! I LOVE simple and tasty meals!

Good recipe...looks tidious but its not! The sauce was perfecto...

This was excellent the first time that I made this. The second time, I added wheat germ and ground flax seed to the bread crumbs, and the flavor was even better! I highly recommend this recipe.

I think this recipe could be streamlined a bit. Taste was just okay.

This was a huge hit with my family! I followed the recipe exactly, including making my own sauce, which by the way we used all of! There wasn't a drop to spare so next time I would probably double the sauce. I don't know how you are supposed to have any left for another meal! lol! It was easy to do, and so delicious! This is a keeper!!

I followed another reviewer's suggestion of marinating the chicken ahead of time in buttermilk (made with lowfat milk with vinegar). Followed the cooking instructions and the results were crispy on outside, moist inside. My kids loved this...

So good! Whole family loved it! The note says that it makes twice as much sauce as is needed, but I let it simmer while I did the chicken and it reduced and got thicker and was just enough. I doubled the oregano and basil and added a bit more sugar, as per our family's taste. Word to the wise: the breading on the chicken burns fairly easily at med-hi heat, so a medium heat would be better. I am already excited to make this again!

My husband is a steak and rice man, but he RAVED about this meal! Delicious!

This is delicious and easy. To make it even easier on myself, I buy ready made sauce. Just heat up on the stove, and pour it on the chicken and pasta.

My family loved this! It was easy and delicious. My son is autistic and a very picky eater. He ate this dish without the sauce but loved the chicken. I also didn't have time to make the homemade sauce and bought store but. Will definetly make this meal again. Thanks!

An Italian friend of mine makes her chicken parmesan with sauce from scratch and even makes her own bread crumbs ... and this recipe is just as good as hers! Excellent!

Very good....who doesnt love chicken parm! Doubled the recipe and used red wine instead of the sugar for the sauce. Also used whole wheat seasoned crumbs to coat the chicken. Served with whole grain angle hair pasta and a ceasar salad. Yummy Sunday dinner. Thanks.

This was DELICIOUS! I made it for my boyfriend and he absolutely LOVED it! He said it was by FAR the best chicken parmesan he has ever tasted, and I agree completely!

I am only reviewing the sauce, since I used another recipe for the parmesan chicken portion. This sauce is so simple, yet tastes so good! Followed the recipe except added 3x the amount of garlic, as I am a garlicoholic!!! Great simple dish for a weeknight! The family loved it! I will NEVER buy jarred sauce again, since this is so quick to make and I always have all ingredients on hand.

Sauce had a metallic taste and was very thin. Sauce not very flavorful.

I'm not sure what happened, but when I was frying the chicken all the breading came off. It was still good, but I think next time I will just stick with baking in the oven. I used mozzarella cheese instead of jack due to personal preference.

This recipe is great. Instead of cooking the chicken that way, I dipped it in egg and then in bread crumbs. I then browned it on an electric frying pan. Then I put a little bit of sauce on the bottom of a pan, and then the chicken, more sauce, then mozzarella & parmesan cheese and put it in the oven!

Delicious! Made the sauce as per recipe and it was fabulous, no need to change anything. The only thing I did differently with the chicken was that when I used regular bread crumbs, I double breaded it for a crunchier coating (and I didn't want to waste the leftover egg and crumbs!), however when I used Japanese bread crumbs I found that one coating was enough (but I needed more crumbs since they're much less fine). Fabulous!

As other reviewers have pointed out, this isn't the simplest recipe - but it's probably what I'll be making the next time we have people over! I adjusted a little: petite diced instead of crushed tomatoes with an extra clove of garlic and brown sugar for the sauce, threw some shredded parm into the breadcrumbs, and a slice of light provolone on top instead of shredded mozzarella. Tossed the leftover sauce with noodles the next day and it was even better than the first time around. Start your pasta water first and don't wait until the sauce is done to start the chicken - give it about five minutes to get going and then start heating the frying oil. It took me about half an hour from prep to plate doing it that way.

I would have given this 5 stars as the meal was EXCELLENT! However, I have to deduct one for false advertising... This is definitely NOT a simple recipe, nor would it be a good one for having kids help (too many icky or dangerous things like raw chicken, pan frying, and the broiler). Also on the "not so simple" recipe bent, I dirtied at least half of the dishes in the kitchen, used 3 of my 4 burners simultaneously PLUS had the broiler on too (definitely not a recipe for warm days!). I'm a very experienced cook, and it took me nearly 2 hours to make dinner! The results were absolutely worth the time and effort, and my whole family FLIPPED for it, but like I said, I have to deduct one star for false adverting. Rename the recipe and sell it on the outstanding flavor, and you'll get 5 from me!

This recipe was excellent. The sauce was outstanding. I plan on using that sauce for other italian dishes.

This was very good. I made a few modifications to suit my family's taste, and it was well liked. Thanks!

I cheated and used canned spaghetti sauce. I sauteed the onions and garlic in olive oil before adding to the sauce. The chicken does tend to cook fast in an electric skillet, so keep flipping. This is the closest recipe to my favorite dish served at the Olive Garden.

Yummy, I added fresh mushrooms, fresh oregano, and a splash of burg wine to deepen the sauce's flavor. A huge hit for dinner this evening. :)

Very good! The sauce was especially easy and tasty. I used the leftover the next day for a calzone and it was super, so I think I'll be using this as a pizza sauce, too. Thanks!

I've made this two times now. Once as is, and once with a few modifications. It was good as the recipe was written, but could definitely use a little oomph! Sauce: I added some red pepper flakes and doubled all the seasonings except for the sugar, then, i thickened it with a little roux. Breading: I used Panko bread crumbs, flour, parmesan, flour, basil leaves, oregano and a little pepper. The chicken is good enough to eat by itself!

This is so good this is our second time this week making it. The entire family (7 of us) loves it... I never thought the chicken would be completely cooked in 5 minutes but it was. A new favorite!

DELICIOUS! But I wouldn't call it "simple" at all! It's a long process, but it is definitely worth it! I added more salt to the sauce, but otherwise, I will certainly make this sauce - and probably the whole dish, when I have more time - again!

Sauteing and broiling makes the chicken crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.

This one is definitely a winner! I keep wondering...'where has this recipe been all my life?'

easy to prepare!

Family loved this as did I given how simple!

Loved this recipe!! My husband loved it as well!

This is a wonderful recipe!!

I made this last night and it was absolutely delicious!!! I didn't make the sauce recipe, but used Emeril's marinara sauce in the jar. The chicken was so moist and flavorful! I will definitely be making this recipe again soon!

This recipe was simple to follow. My family really enjoy it. It's now apart of my personal cook book.

This recipe turned out delicious. I did, however, borrow a couple of things from tomato chicken parmesan recipe (also on this sight). I used 3 chicken cutlets. I put some pepper, adobo, and 1/3 parmesan cheese in my bread crumbs. You can totally taste the cheese! So good!! Also seasoned my chicken a little before rolling in bread crumbs, placed chicken in fridge so crumbs wld stick as per suggestion. After cooking cutlets, put it in oven to broil for 7-8 min after topping with sauce and mozzerella cheese. Served with salad and spaghetti. Sooo Good!!!!!!

i had never made chicken parm before made it when i had my inlaws over and it was a hit....can't wait to make it again

Very good.

Excellent. I added red pepper flakes & extra garlic to the sauce, and red pepper flakes to the bread crumb mixture. Also used shredded mozzarella & Parmesan, rather than grated.

I thought this was great as did husband and two of the kids. The other two kids did not like it. We used jarred sauce for convenience. I followed the instructions otherwise except for: (1) marinated the chicken first in buttermilk (2) After sauteeing step, I skipped the wire rack step and just put it in a greased baking dish in a 450 oven for 5 minutes and (3) my way to get the chicken thin enough was to slice it when it was still partly frozen - it was very easy to slice 1/2" thick or less when still half frozen. I found that to be much easier than pounding it or than butterflying it when thawed.

Made to exact recipe and turned out great! Was quick and easy to do on a week night.

This is excellent. I had Italian bread crumbs on hand so used that for extra flavor. To save time I used Ragu Parmesan Robusto sauce. Really good! :-)

This is a keeper! The sauce is wonderful and I will use it in other recipes as well. The chicken turned out great, but next time I will put some sauce on the chicken before the cheese. Served with sauteed mushrooms, onions and green peppers - YUM!

I thought the breading sounded dull so I added extra seasonings (fresh basil, garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes. The chicken stays tender. Make sure to sautee them on low.

This was awesome! I didn't know an exact time I could serve dinner due to our schedule so instead of broiling this, I put it in a baking dish, covered it with the sauce and baked it @ 300 degrees for an hour. When serving it I put thin spaghetti on the plate and put one breast with sauce on top. It was so tender and the flavors baked in. My family loved it!

So juicy and flavorful! Wonderful recipe it will be one i use often now!

My boyfriend and I loved this recipe. I added fresh spinach to the sauce which was a nice addition. I froze half the sauce and used it later for lasagna. Thanks for the great recipe!

yummy... I used McCormick's Crusting Blends (Garlic, Rosemary & Lemon) to spice up the chicken a little.

Wow my family LOVED this recipe! When me and my mom find a recipe we all agree on (My mom, dad, brother, and I) we add it to the short list of a whole family pleasers, instead of me and my brother have chicken tenders and mom and dad having bean soup. This is going right onto the list! I cheated and used Creamy Vodka sauce (Its amazing, you gotta try it!). Everyone ate until they were stuffed. Next time i'll be using a new brand of bread crumbs... I didn't like them so much. Thanks for the AMAZING recipe :)!

Exactly as it says...simple, easy and delish!

This was a very easy, very tasty recipe. I think the next time I make this I'll definitely add some parmesan cheese to the bread crumbs. I did cheat and use store bought sauce. Thanks for sharing this recipe!

First I pounded the breasts to make them thinner. (I used a rolling pin and had the chicken between two sheets of wax paper). Then I dredged the chicken in seasoned flour, then in the egg and then in the seasoned bread crumbs. I also topped it with Prego because I was lazy. This also re-heated very well.

This was a great easy recipe and it tasted phenominal!! We had guests over and every one was going on and on about how good it was.

I used ricotta cheese because I am saving my mozzarella for pizza later in the week...it was amazing.

Delicious!

This is great! I love it and everyone I have cooked it for loves it. It takes a little bit longer to cook than it says but overall is a wonderful and easy recipe to make

The chicken was tender,but would have been better fried, then placed on the bed of spagehetti.

I thought this was great! I just used Italian style tomatoes and added a little more Italian seasoning to save time.

Such an easy, but, great recipe!!!! My husband said "Now this is good eating," when he took a bite. The only thing I did different was used a bottle of the jarred sauce. I know it's prolly not 1/2 as great as homemade sauce but I was in a hurry and had a jar in the cabinet, lol.

Not bad, but not the best I've ever had. Followed the recipe exactly. Neither hubby or any of the three kids commented positively or negatively. In my book, that means I'll keep looking for another Chicken Parm recipe until I find the one with the "wow" factor.

So Easy, and delicious too!!!

This was such an easy recipe and my husband LOVED it!

Felt like it lacked flavor. I think if you add seasoning to the chicken it might make it more flavorful. Just an opinion it looks great though!

delicious...highly recommended by me...my husband loved it too...thanks

Great recipe!

Turned out Excellent will make again and again

Delicious. I also soaked my chicken breasts in buttermilk and spices overnight and used panko. Didn't bother with the noodles, the chicken is so filling on its own.

I made this recipe tonight. I had to doctor the sauce a bit - it was too tomato-y for me. I added onion powder (you could also saute onions with the garlic), more oregano, garlic powder (or just saute more garlic), more basil, more sugar, 6oz. tomato paste and 8 oz. tomato sauce. While I don't think this recipe was particularly difficult, its definitely not "simple". I was able to get dinner prepared in about 45 minutes and it did dirty a lot of dishes. It tasted great - I would definitely make us again!

Loved it, Husband gave it the thumbs up as well (and he is really picky)!

Very Good Recipe! I paired it with alfredo sauce over linguine and it was delish! This will be a family favorite! **If you have a electric stove the chicken cooks better on med temp.

Added Italian seasoning to the bread crumbs. I also used tomato sauce with diced tomatoes for the sauce. My husband LOVED this dish.

5 Star!!! Will become a family favorite.

I use my own sauce, but the chicken for the chicken Parmesan is excellent!!!

Husband and kinds Loved Loved this recipe.

This recipe was absolutely wonderful!! My husband and I couldn't get enough of it!!

I didnt follow this recipe to a T, but it was a great idea and we enjoyed it. Thanks!

I followed this recipe (almost) to the letter, unusual for me. About the only changes I made were that I added a pinch of red pepper flakes to the marinara sauce to give it a little heat, and I left out the sugar because I don't like extra sweetness in savory dishes, and the crushed tomatoes I used were sweet enough on their own. Since I'm a beginning/intermediate cook, I particularly liked the little hints such as putting the breaded chicken cutlets on a rack to help the bread crumbs stay put. In any case my strictest critic (wife) said it was delicious, and that's all that matters :). I'll definitely make it again. I've posted a picture, which also includes a "zoodle" (zucchini noodle) warm salad that I got from another source.

It was excellent. I did use a hand blender to puree the sauce before serving just to appease my boys who don't like chunks of tomatoes.

Devious. Definitely going to make thos again. It was a big hit with the family.

We love this recipe. I filet the breasts so they are thin - we like them crispier. I also use jarred marinara and then spice it up myself.

This really was super simple! I've never made chicken parmesan before outside of having it at a restaurant and was very surprised at how good this was. I was missing dried basil however so I used some Italian Seasoning for the tomato sauce which worked great!

Excellent recipe. Best I have tried for this dish. So often on AR the posted recipe is bare-bones and you have to read the reviews to get the technique. So I really appreciate the OP giving directions and timing. It's not complex. It's through. SO I followed the directions exactly- only change was seasoning the bread crumbs. It's really important to pound the chicken flat and let the breaded breasts rest on the rack for a few minutes. The breading actually stayed on during frying (for once) and cooked evenly. Don't mess w the chicken. Only turn it once. Line your baking sheet w foil. I placed the chicken directly from the frying pan into the clean rack- drained fine- then broiled as directed. Chicken came out juicy and nice and crispy- not at all soggy, which is my biggest complaint w chic parm. My whole family, including grandma and a picky 4 yr old, loved this. (Kids say it was "delicious"). My husband's only complaint was "babe, you didn't make enough chicken!" (LOL There IS a small amount of leftovers, but next time I will increase it so we get 2 full meals out of it. It was that good.) I served this w EZ Drop Biscuits from AR. Thanks for a "keeper"!!

This Parm was great! I pounded the chicken and breaded it in egg and bread crumbs, then pan fried and transferred to a wire rack over a cookie sheet, topped each with cheese and baked at 350 for about 15 minutes (only because the broil setting on my oven sets off my smoke detector!) I used jarred sauce because it's what was on hand. I served it with spaghetti squash topped with the same store-bought sauce and more cheese. My boyfriend raved, which is rare!

I followed the recipe exactly. The only mistake I made was broiling the chicken for too long on high (5 min). Next time I will keep an eye on it. Really tasty.

I added 2 more cloves of garlic being as my wife and i like it and i did not use basil because i didnt have any on hand. It turned out real well especially being that i normally cant cook if it is not on the grill

Sorry, but the word SIMPLE should not be in the title of the recipe

Everybody in the house loved this recipe.I am making it again tomarrow.Thanks

It was easy and delicious .!