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Parmesan baked chicken is so tender and juicy on the inside with a wonderful cheesy exterior. Your family will love the intense flavors, and you will love how quickly and easily this comes together! With only six ingredients and 10 minutes of prep, dinner will be served in no time!
Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy to Make: You only need six simple ingredients and 10 minutes of prep, and your oven will do the rest!
- Budget-Friendly: You probably already have everything on the simple list of ingredients. With this recipe, you can feed your family a hearty, delicious dinner without breaking the bank!
- Family Friendly: Your family will absolutely love this tender chicken. You could serve over your favorite pasta with marinara sauce, grilled asparagus, and maybe some easy caramel brownies for dessert!
Ingredients for Baked Parmesan Chicken
You only need six basic ingredients to make this incredibly tasty dish. When I am short on time and haven’t thought about what I’m going to make for dinner, this is the recipe I pull out. Just scroll to the bottom of the post for exact measurements.
- Chicken Breast: The perfect protein option. It stays tender and juicy while it bakes and soaks in all of the cheesy, delicious flavors.
- Mayonnaise: Keeps moisture in the chicken locked while it bakes. It helps create the crispy, cheesy coating. Homemade Mayonnaise recipe here.
- Parmesan Cheese: This helps form a rich, cheesy crust on the chicken and adds a nutty, warm flavor.
- Salt: Enhances the flavors in the dish.
- Garlic Powder: Provides a subtle savory flavor that complements the parmesan cheese.
- Black Pepper: Gives a hint of heat and balances flavors.
- Fresh Parsley: Optional for garnish
How to Make Baked Parmesan Chicken
This simple parmesan chicken recipe comes together quickly with little effort on your part. Perfect for those hectic weeknights! However, if you’re using frozen chicken, make sure you thaw it first. Then follow the step-by-step instructions below!
- Prep: Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Then, mix the mayonnaise, ½ cup parmesan cheese, seasoning salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a bowl.
- Coat: Place the chicken in the baking dish and coat each piece with the mayonnaise mixture.
- Bake: Sprinkle the remaining ½ cups of parmesan cheese over the coated chicken and bake covered for 20 minutes.
- Crisp: Uncover and bake for another 15 minutes, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit and the cheese is browned.
- Serve: Remove from the oven, garnish with fresh parsley, and enjoy!
Baked Parmesan Chicken Tips
This recipe is hard to mess up, but here are a few tips to ensure your success.
- Fresh Parmesan: I suggest using freshly grated parmesan cheese. Pre-grated cheese will work, but the kind in the bottle won’t work for this recipe.
- Chicken Breast Size: Make sure you use small breasts or chicken cutlets. This way, the chicken will bake evenly and will be tender and juicy.
How to Store Leftovers
This baked parmesan chicken is great to have to heat up for a quick lunch or meal prep. If you plan to prep your meals or end up with leftovers, then here is how to store them properly.
- Refrigerate: Store leftovers in and airtight container the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Freeze: Parmesan chicken can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 2 months.
More Parmesan Chicken Recipes to Try
Parmesan and chicken go together like peas and carrots. Especially when the cheese gets toasted and crispy! If you can’t get enough of this amazing combination, then be sure to check out the recipes below.
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Baked Parmesan Chicken
Ingredients
- 6 chicken breasts, about 5 pounds
- 1 cup light mayonnaise, or Greek yogurt
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese divided
- 1 ½ teaspoons seasoning salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a bowl mix together the mayonnaise, ½ cup parmesan cheese, seasoning salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
- Place the chicken in the baking dish and coat each piece with the mayonnaise mixture. Sprinkle the remaining ½ cups of parmesan cheese over the coated chicken and bake covered for 20 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for another 15 minutes, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit and the cheese is browned.
- Remove from the oven, garnish with fresh parsley, and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I personally added 1 tsp of salted herbs, 1 1/2 tsp of dijon mustard seed style, and thyme, and I added some chopped fresh tomatoes and a light layer of mozarella and cheddar on top of the parmesan, and this was perfect! Amazing! The chicken was juicy, perfectly cooked, the part where there was mozarella prevented the parmesan of becoming too dry, and the tomatoes soaked into the chicken while baking giving a slight tomato flavour to the overall chicken. Also my check still had some breast bones under it to keep it juicy and tender. This was a great recipe.
I love this recipe, I had to make one change because I had the wrong parmesan cheese, so I used sharp cheddar instead, OMG it was good.
Hey John, thank you for your comment! I love your substitution! Thanks for sharing!
This recipe is so very delicious, and incredibly easy, too. Thank you!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Is that grateful parm cheese or shredded?
I used freshly grated parmesan cheese in this recipe!
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The Greek Food Appropriaters are a problem.
I would like some ideas for side dishes that go well with this this chicken recipe! Thanks
Alfredo noodles.
I use the box kind. With garlic toast.
Delicious dish but I do think it needed bread crumbs on top. I added mixture of Italian bread crumbs, panko and olive oil on top. 45 mins is way too long–20-25 mins was long enough to get temp to 165 for my 4-6 oz breasts. I didn’t have seasoning salt so added a little Italian seasoning, onion powder and extra garlic powder
Yes 25 minutes will do. I don’t cover the baking dish.
I can’t wait to try this recipe! I’ve tried other recipes but it usually comes out very salty and I think I know why. I used spaghetti Parmesan so I’m gonna try the fresh. Thank y’all for all the tips!
Are Mayo And Miracle Whip the same? I only have Miracle whip could i use that?
They are similar in color and somewhat texture but the taste differently and if you prefer miracle whip then that will work great for this recipe.