Best Baked Chicken Parmesan
Crispy baked chicken cutlets with marinara and bubbly mozzarella-Parmesan topping — healthier, easier chicken parm.
Ingredients
- Chicken:
- 4 boneless chicken breasts or 8 thin cutlets, pounded ½-inch thick
- 1 tsp kosher salt · ½ tsp black pepper
- Breading Stations:
- ¾ cup 90 g all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs + 1 tbsp water
- 1½ cups 150 g panko breadcrumbs
- ¾ cup 75 g grated Parmesan
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- 425 °F oven → rack on sheet.
- Bread chicken → bake on rack 20–25 min.
- Top with sauce + cheese → broil 2–4 min.
- Rest 5 min → serve over pasta.
Notes
- Rack = 360° crisp, no flipping
- Fresh Parmesan only
- Freezes raw or cooked beautifully
- Day 2 subs = elite
- Eggplant version = vegetarian win