Spaghetti noodles are the most commonly used pasta, but penne or angel hair pasta are popular as well.
The Best Parmesan Chicken Bake
Made with homemade marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
Recipe Summary The Best Parmesan Chicken Bake
This chicken Parmesan is done casserole style (so, no breading or frying!), but still offers up that irresistible combination of tender chicken, crunchy/cheesy coating, and flavorful sauce.Ingredients | Side Dishes For Chicken Parmesan
Coat the bottom of a 9x13 inch casserole dish with olive oil, and sprinkle with garlic and hot red pepper flakes.
Arrange the chicken breasts in bottom of the dish, and pour marinara sauce over chicken. Sprinkle basil over marinara sauce, and top with half the mozzarella cheese, followed by half the Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle on the croutons, then top with the remaining mozzarella cheese and remaining Parmesan cheese.
Bake in preheated oven until cheese and croutons are golden brown and the chicken is no longer pink inside, about 35 minutes to an hour, depending on the shape and thickness of your chicken breasts. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a chicken breast should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Use more marinara sauce if you like. And fake Parmesan will not taste the same…go buy some real Parmigiano-Reggiano!
Info | Side Dishes For Chicken Parmesan
prep:
15 mins
cook:
35 mins
total:
50 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
6 servings
