Parmesan Chicken

Juicy and tender Parmesan chicken is a quick and easy midweek chicken dish that goes with everything: pasta, potatoes, rice, and salad!

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Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: parmesan chicken

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Servings:

Ingredients

2 large chicken breasts
¾ teaspoon flakey sea salt
½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
1.5 teaspoon smoked paprika
4 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice
2 tablespoon butter melted
2 tablespoon olive oil
⅔ cup freshly grated parmesan loosely pack’d (I used a medium grate so not super fine)
1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs or oregano
1 teaspoon dijon
½ teaspoon tsp red pepper flakes optional
1 tablespoon fresh parsley finely chopped plus more for garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400F.
Slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally to create 4 thinner cutlets. Use a rolling pin of meat masher so they are roughly the same even thickness throughout.
Season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, onion powder, lemon or lime juice, smoked paprika, dijon, Italian herbs or oregano and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Massage to combine so evenly coated.
In a bowl, combine the melted butter, remaining olive oil, parmesan, garlic, ½ teaspoon paprika, parsley and optional red pepper flakes.
Add chicken to a baking dish and spoon the mixture over the chicken.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15 - 20 minutes, depending on how thick your chicken is. Chicken is done when cooked to an internal temperature of 165˚F (75°C). Serve with a sprinkling of fresh parsley.

Nutrition

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