Why you’ll love this Sheet Pan Chicken Parmesan & Broccoli
Flavorful: Crispy breaded chicken topped with marinara sauce and melted cheese, with a side of roasted broccoli, baked on one sheet pan, is an easy and delicious weeknight dinner. Lower in calories than the traditional: Because it’s baked, not fried, this chicken parmesan is lower in calories than traditional recipes. One pan meal: This recipe only makes one pan dirty and is healthy, simple to make, and obviously a crowd pleaser. If you’ve never tried roasted broccoli, you’re missing out. It’s one of my favorite ways to eat broccoli and it’s been known to turn a broccoli hater into a broccoli lover.
How to Make Sheet Pan Chicken Parmesan
The chicken parmesan is breaded using the normal three step process. I’ll run you through the easy steps and give you a few extra hints. How long it takes: 45 minutes Equipment you’ll need: Sheet pan, oven, meat mallet or rolling pin Servings: 6 Prep the broccoli. Cut it into florets, toss with a bit of oil, salt, and pepper and arrange it on a sheet pan. Prepare the breading. You’ll need three shallow bowls. Into one goes seasoned flour, into the next, a beaten egg, and into the third, a mixture of panko bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, and dried oregano. the chicken. Flatten the chicken. Simply place a chicken breast between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound lightly with a meat mallet, rolling pin, or the heel of your hand so they are an even thickness. If you like, cut each piece in half, making six servings. Bread the chicken. Working one at a time, dip each piece of chicken into the flour, coating both sides. Next, dip the piece into the beaten egg, and finally into the panko mixture. Arrange on the baking sheet along with the broccoli. Bake. Pop the whole business into the oven and bake fifteen minutes. Take the pan out of the oven, stir the broccoli, and back into the oven it goes for another 10 minutes. Out of the oven again, and top each piece of chicken with a spoonful of marinara and a sprinkling of mozzarella cheese. The pan goes into the oven for just a few more minutes to melt the cheese. Dinner’s ready!
What to serve with Chicken Parmesan
Try serving baked chicken Parmesan with a pasta side like angel hair pasta with roasted red pepper sauce, or linguine with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and lemon. A fresh green salad tossed with one of these great salad dressings is perfect, too.
Needed for this recipe
sheet pan panko olive oil
More Chicken Parm Inspired Recipes
If you really love chicken parmesan, try this easy crispy baked chicken Parmesan recipe or for something a little different, chicken Parmesan stuffed portobello mushrooms. Disclosure: I have been compensated by Milk Means More for my time to develop this recipe and write this post. All opinions are as always, my own. Find out more about why Milk Means More on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Pinterest.