Easy Chicken Parmesan

Name: Easy Chicken Parmesan
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: Cooking spray; 5 cups cooked chicken, diced; 1 jar spaghetti sauce, 24 oz; 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese; 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; 2 cups panko bread crumbs; 1 tsp Italian seasoning; 1 1/2 tsps garlic powder; 3 tbsps olive oil

8 steps

Prep:10minCook:40min

Can be prepared and cooked immediately or frozen for later. Serve with pasta and a tossed salad. PPP - Freezer Week 6

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:16:02 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories432.6 kcal (22%)

Total Fat25.2 g (36%)

Carbs18.6 g (7%)

Sugars5.2 g (6%)

Protein31.9 g (64%)

Sodium689.3 mg (34%)

Fiber2.1 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

cooking spray

5 cupschicken

cooked, diced

1 jarspaghetti sauce

2 cupsshredded mozzarella cheese

1 cupshredded parmesan cheese

Topping

2 cupspanko bread crumbs

1 tspitalian seasoning

1.5 tspsgarlic powder

3 tbspsolive oil

Instructions

Cooking From Fresh

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Spray a 13X9-inch casserole dish with cooking spray. Place chicken in the bottom of the pan. Pour spaghetti sauce over top and mix to combine making sure the chicken is thoroughly coated with the sauce and spread evenly across the bottom of the pan.

Casserole Dish

cooking spray

chicken5 cups

spaghetti sauce1 jar

Step 3

Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of chicken, then top with Parmesan cheese.

shredded mozzarella cheese2 cups

shredded parmesan cheese1 cup

Step 4

In a small bowl, add the first three bread crumb topping ingredients and stir gently with a fork. Add olive oil, and toss with fork until bread crumbs are evenly coated.

Bowl

Fork

panko bread crumbs2 cups

italian seasoning1 tsp

garlic powder1.5 tsps

olive oil3 tbsps

Step 5

Sprinkle bread crumb topping over the Parmesan layer. Cover with foil.

Foil

Step 6

Bake 40 minutes, or until bubbly and bread crumbs are toasted.

OvenHeat

Freezer Preparation

Step 7

Prepare following Steps 1-4 above, but using a 13X9-inch disposable foil pan instead of a casserole dish and cover with plastic wrap before covering with foil.

Step 8

Label and freeze.