Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan
This simple slow-cooker chicken parmesan is full of delicious Italian flavors, oozy cheese, and mouthwatering marinara sauce. You'll be able to throw everything in the crock pot, set it, and forget it—dinner is served!
Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 4 chicken cutlets, boneless skinless chicken
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup whole milk
- ½ cup Italian breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 (22-ounce) jar marinara sauce
- ¾ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together 1 egg and ¼ cup whole milk. In a separate bowl, whisk together ½ cup Italian breadcrumbs, ¼ cup parmesan cheese,1 teaspoon saltand ½ teaspoon black pepper.
- Coat 4 chicken cutlets, in the egg mixture, then dredge each one in the breadcrumb mixture.
- Heat ¼ cup olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Once the oil is hot, sear each breaded cutlet for 3-4 minutes on each side. Just fry the breading on the chicken and par cook it.
- At the bottom of a crockpot, pour 1 (22-ounce) jar marinara sauce and place the seared chicken on the sauce. Cover the crockpot with the lid and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 3-4.
- In the last 30 minutes of cooking, sprinkle ¾ cup mozzarella cheese, on the chicken. Cover and allow the cheese to melt.
- When the chicken is cooked through, serve over pasta and enjoy!
Notes
Originally Posted July 26, 2012
Updated August 7, 2024
Nutrition
Calories: 524kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 173mg | Sodium: 2.038mg | Potassium: 1.232mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1.092IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 266mg | Iron: 3mg
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