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My crispy parmesan garlic chicken with zucchini is a weeknight dinner hero. You get golden chicken with the best garlic parmesan crust. The tender zucchini cooks right in the same pan, so dinner is easy and full of flavor.
Why You’ll Be Obsessed
- Ready Fast: It’s quick, family-friendly, and has just enough crispy, buttery goodness to make everyone forget they’re eating vegetables.
- One Pan Wonder: Crispy chicken, garlic butter zucchini, and only one skillet to wash? Yes please.
- That Crust Though: The chicken is coated in breadcrumbs and parmesan. Then it cooks until golden, crispy, and so good.
A Reader’s Review
This is one of my staple recipes – I absolutely LOVE it and everyone I serve it to gives it rave reviews. This will be a family favourite for years to come!
Garlic Chicken with Zucchini Ingredients
- Breadcrumbs: Plain breadcrumbs work too! Just add Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Chicken Breast: Use thin, even chicken breasts so they cook fast and cook evenly.
- Zucchini: Swap it with yellow squash, broccoli, or Brussels sprouts if that’s what you have.ve.
How to Make Parmesan Garlic Chicken with Zucchini
If your garden is full of zucchini, this is such a good way to use it up! The crispy parmesan chicken makes it filling enough for dinner. The garlic zucchini keeps it fresh and perfect for summer.
- Bread the Chicken: Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a shallow dish. In another shallow dish, mix the breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, and flour. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Dip the chicken in the butter, then coat it in the breadcrumb mix.
- Cook the Chicken: Heat 2 tablespoons of butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the breaded chicken. Cook each side for 3-4 minutes, until the outside is crispy and the chicken is cooked through. Set it aside on a plate.
- Sauté the Zucchini: Add the last 2 tablespoons of butter back to the skillet. Add the garlic and zucchini, then sauté until tender. Season with salt and pepper, then add 1 tablespoon of parmesan.
- Serve: Add the chicken back to the skillet with the zucchini. Heat for about 1 minute, then serve it right away.
Alyssa’s Pro Tip
Keep That Crispy Coating: Make sure the butter and oil are hot before adding the chicken. Once the chicken hits the pan, let it cook on one side before you flip it. This helps the breading get crispy and stay on.
Must Have Tools For This Recipe
- Large Nonstick Skillet: Helps the chicken get golden and crispy without sticking.
- Shallow Bowls for Dredging: Makes it easy to dip and coat the chicken evenly.
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Parmesan Garlic Chicken with Zucchini
Ingredients
- 4 thin chicken breasts or 2 thick chicken breasts sliced in half
- 8 tablespoons butter divided
- ½ cup Italian bread crumbs
- ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon grated parmesan divided
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium sliced zucchini
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a shallow dish. In another shallow dish, combine breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, and flour. Lightly season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Dip the chicken in the butter and then coat it in the breadcrumb mixture.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the breaded chicken. Cook on each side for about 3-4 minutes until the outside is crispy and the chicken is cooked throughout. Set aside on a plate.
- Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter back to the skillet and sauté the minced garlic and zucchini until tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste and add 1 tablespoon Parmesan.
- Add the chicken back to the skillet with the zucchini and heat for a minute or so. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- Fridge: Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Freezer: In an airtight container, store your chicken and zucchini for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight before reheating. Reheat in a skillet over medium heat until heated through.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
More Zucchini Favorite Recipes
My family and I cannot get enough of this versatile summer vegetable! Take advantage of zucchini being in season and try out some of my other favorite zucchini recipes!
Crispy Parmesan garlic chicken with zucchini
This garlic and Parmesan chicken looks sooo good. We also love courgettes (zucchini). Love the fact that it’s a one pot meal.
The chicken receipts look so delicious
Do you think that instead of dipping the chicken in butter then brad crumb mixture I could dip in egg?
Yes, that sounds great too. You can even do milk and the bread crumbs as another idea.
I just made this and wow…it was beyond amazing! This one’s a keeper!
I tried the recipe for Crispy Parmesan Garlic Chicken with Zucchini tonight. It was really simple to prepare and was absolutely delicious. The zucchini had so much flavor from the garlic and butter and bits of breading – Yummy! I will definitely make this again.
I LOVE this recipe- thank you for posting it. The zucchini was perfect. I didn’t have a pan big enough, so I cooked the chicken on a flat top indoor grill and the zucchini in the pan. The only other change I made was adding crushed red pepper flakes into the bread crumb mixture for a little spice.
I will definitely make this again! Thank you 🙂
This was amazing!! I did add more Italian seasoning. Also, when I sauteed the squash and zucchini, I added fresh tomato. I sprinkled parmesan over it all at the end. My husband, who is on Hospice and doesn’t have a big appetite, loved it!! Thank you so much!!
Yvonne, my prayers go out to your husband and you. Gid Bless!
tasted great! I added Italian herbs to the coating mixture and it worked well. i found the quantity of mixture was way too much for what the recipe called for
I made your crispy Parmesan garlic chicken with zucchini it was yummy
I used almond flour in place of flour, crushed pork rinds in place of Italian bread crumbs to go with our low carb eating
Made this for dinner last night. I used chicken tenderloins instead of breasts. My seven year old helped with coating the chicken so we had fun making this recipe.
Great flavor! Everyone loved it. Definitely a keeper. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
This recipe sounds awesome! I am making it tonight for my friend and Saturday for another friend.
Made this for dinner tonight. Everyone loved it. I used 1/2 butter and 1/2 olive oil for the sauteeing. Will most definitely be adding this to the favorites list. Easy and delicious…win win!
Made this for dinner tonight and it tasted absolutely fabulous! And zucchini is always my favorite! My only problem is with no matter what recipe I try I can never get this tin of breaded coating to stick on my chicken. It always just kinda falls off and I have to scrape it back on at the end, still delicious though!
That is great to hear! I am bummed that it didn’t stick to the chicken but so happy it still tasted good! Thanks so much for sharing! XOXO
try cooking it in a non-stick pan…that’s what I had to do.
Do you think that this would work with shreddedmontery jack cheese?
I haven’t tried it with jack cheese but you are always welcome to experiment and make it your own! Let me know what you think! XOXO
This recipe is wonderful!! It’s so easy to make and it tastes awesome! Thanks so much!!!
Making this for dinner tonight it looks so good im excited just wondering what kind of sides i can make with it since i have a big family. Thank you
Hi I was wondering what sides would go well with this? Thanks so much.
I enjoy it with only the zucchini but you are welcome to have a fruit salad and/or mashed potatoes to go along with it. Hope that helps and you can enjoy it!
I made this for my family tonight and it was a winner! Loved the coating on the chicken and how the bits of coating and garlic gave the zucchini a fresh new taste and presentation
That is so great to hear! Thanks so much for sharing! XOXO