Healthy Chicken Parmesan

By Tracy

4 Person

40 Minutes

432 Calories

Healthy chicken parmesan? It’s cheesy, saucy, crispy, and sits on top of delicious zucchini noodles. It can be ready in about 20 minutes with very minimal prep, it only requires 7 simple ingredients, and it’s healthy. Meaning: let’s just acknowledge that for many of us, this is real-food focused and veg-friendly enough (that’s zucchini on that plate!) to feel like a good, solid, wholesome dinner with protein and veggies and also still cheesy and saucy and golden brown crispy enough to still be delicious.

Ingredients

pepper
salt
2 zucchinis
4 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
1 pound chicken breasts
2 tbsp. oil
1 tsp. dried Italian herbs
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
1/4 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs

Method

01

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Toss the breadcrumbs, panko, and parmesan in a shallow dish with the Italian herbs, salt, and pepper. Heat the oil in a medium ovenproof skillet over medium heat.
02

Cut the chicken breasts into a total of four pieces (if there are two breasts, cut each in half-pound them a little thinner and wider if you want) and dredge the chicken in the breadcrumbs so that they stick all over the surface of the chicken.
03

Add the chicken to the hot skillet and fry for 3-4 minutes on each side. You want the outside to be golden brown – the inside can finish cooking in the oven.
04

Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked.
05

Add the sauce and place a slice of mozzarella cheese on top of each piece of chicken. Return to the oven for a few more minutes or until the cheese is bubbling and lightly browned.
06

While the chicken finishes cut the zucchini into thin shreds or use a spiralizer to create zucchini noodles. Serve the chicken and sauce over the raw zucchini noodles and sprinkle with parmesan.

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Healthy Chicken Parmesan

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( By Tracy )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Calorie 432 Kcal
Prep Time 15 Mins
Cook Time 25 Mins
Total Time 40 Mins

02 Ingredients

pepper

salt

2 zucchinis

4 slices fresh mozzarella cheese

1 1/2 cups tomato sauce

1 pound chicken breasts

2 tbsp. oil

1 tsp. dried Italian herbs

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

1/4 cup panko bread crumbs

1/4 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs

03 Method

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Toss the breadcrumbs, panko, and parmesan in a shallow dish with the Italian herbs, salt, and pepper. Heat the oil in a medium ovenproof skillet over medium heat.

Step 2

Cut the chicken breasts into a total of four pieces (if there are two breasts, cut each in half-pound them a little thinner and wider if you want) and dredge the chicken in the breadcrumbs so that they stick all over the surface of the chicken.

Step 3

Add the chicken to the hot skillet and fry for 3-4 minutes on each side. You want the outside to be golden brown – the inside can finish cooking in the oven.

Step 4

Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked.

Step 5

Add the sauce and place a slice of mozzarella cheese on top of each piece of chicken. Return to the oven for a few more minutes or until the cheese is bubbling and lightly browned.

Step 6

While the chicken finishes cut the zucchini into thin shreds or use a spiralizer to create zucchini noodles. Serve the chicken and sauce over the raw zucchini noodles and sprinkle with parmesan.

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