Healthy Chicken Parmesan

4.60 (34)
⏱ 40 mins 🍽 4 servings 1 x 🌶 italian 🏷 Main course

This lighter take on a classic Italian dish features chicken breasts coated in a Parmesan and herb breadcrumb mix, then pan-fried and baked with tomato sauce and mozzarella. It is served over raw, spiralized zucchini noodles for a fresh and healthy twist. The recipe yields four servings and takes about 40 minutes to prepare from start to finish.

Healthy Chicken Parmesan

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 4 chicken breasts (about 1 pound)
  • 1 1/2 cups DeLallo Creamy Vodka tomato sauce (or any tomato sauce – but that vodka sauce is YUMMY)
  • 4 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
  • 2 zucchinis

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Combine the whole wheat breadcrumbs, panko, and Parmesan in a shallow dish with the dried Italian herbs, salt, and pepper. Warm the oil in an ovenproof skillet.
  2. Prepare the chicken breasts by cutting them into four pieces. Coat each piece thoroughly in the breadcrumb mixture. Place the chicken in the hot skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side until the exterior is golden.
  3. Move the skillet to the preheated oven and bake the chicken for 5-10 minutes until cooked through. Spoon the tomato sauce over the chicken and top each piece with a slice of mozzarella. Bake again for a few minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
  4. As the chicken bakes, use a spiralizer to turn the zucchinis into noodles. Serve the baked chicken and sauce over the raw zucchini noodles, garnished with extra Parmesan and parsley if desired.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium836 mg

Recipe details

CategoryMain course
Cuisineitalian
AuthorPinch of Yum