Baked Parmesan Chicken is easy to make baked chicken breasts with a creamy Parmesan cheese coating! Delicious, and only takes 5 minutes prep! 
A couple of nights ago I made Baked Parmesan Chicken for dinner. I didn’t use a recipe but just made it up as I went along. Sometimes experimenting is the way I find a recipe to keep.
The chicken took only 5 minutes to prep, then it baked in the oven while I didn’t even give it another thought (how rude of me). How easy is that? It was DELICIOUS.
It was one of those nights where we seriously considered “just having a bowl of cereal for dinner”. Earlier that day I thawed chicken breasts, but both my husband and I were so exhausted at dinner time after a long workday, we wanted something “simple”.
I ended up deciding to just throw the chicken breasts in the oven and let them bake. We figured we needed the protein more than we needed a bowl of cereal… haha!
Anyways, the chicken turned out wonderful! I based the “recipe” (if you can call it that!) on an old recipe I have that uses mayonnaise as one of the ingredients in a wonderful bread. Sounds weird, huh? But wait – it’s amazing! (Here’s the original recipe: Italian Biscuit Flat Bread).
So, for this dish I went with what I thought would taste good on chicken, and poof- dinner was served, and we really liked it! Hope you will give it a try! Here’s how to make this dish:
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How To Make Baked Parmesan Chicken
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are lightly seasoned with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and thyme.
Believe it or not, mayonnaise is spread over the entire top surface of the chicken. this helps the Parmesan to adhere to the chicken AND keeps the chicken moist (trust me… it works!)
Bake The Parmesan Chicken
Cover the top of the chicken with grated Parmesan cheese, then sprinkle with paprika and parsley. Throw it in a preheated oven at this point! SEE HOW EASY THE PREP WAS?
Baked Parmesan chicken is cooked (uncovered) at 350°F. for 45 minutes. This is how it looks when it comes out of the oven. The chicken breasts should be lightly browned on top.
And that’s it! This is one of the easiest recipes I know of, and the best part is it tastes GOOD! You can make the other side dishes while the chicken is baking. EASY PEASY!
We always enjoy this simple dish, especially when served with mashed potatoes and a small green salad on the side.
Hope you will give this recipe a try. It’s so easy and will save you LOTS of time fixing a yummy dinner your family will enjoy!
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- Cranberry Chicken
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- Baked Chicken Thighs And Legs
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Baked Parmesan Chicken is easy to make baked chicken breasts with a creamy Parmesan cheese coating! Delicious, and only takes 5 minutes prep!
- 4 chicken breasts , boneless, skinless
- 1 dash Salt and pepper (to season chicken)
- 1 dash Italian seasoning (to season chicken)
- 1 dash Garlic powder (to season chicken)
- 1 dash Thyme (dried - to season chicken)
- 4 teaspoons mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 dash Paprika (for garnish)
- 1 dash Dried Parsley (for garnish)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a baking pan with non-stick spray.
- Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and dried thyme. (Don't need to measure, just season the meat with a good sprinkling of each of the spices.)
- Spread 1 teaspoon mayonnaise over the entire top surface of each chicken breast, to cover.
- Sprinkle the top of each chicken breast with the Parmesan cheese shreds (to cover the mayonnaise). Press down the cheese if necessary, to adhere it to the mayo.
- Place chicken breasts into a baking pan. Bake chicken, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle top of each chicken breast with paprika and dried parsley. Serve, and enjoy!
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