Easy Baked Chicken Parmesan
Crispy breaded chicken baked under marinara and melted mozzarella, with roasted broccoli.
dinnerhigh-proteinkid-friendly
Serves 4 · Prep 20 min · Cook 25 min · Italian-American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb chicken breast, sliced into 4 thin cutlets
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 4 cup broccoli, cut into florets
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 425°F and oil a large rimmed baking sheet with 1 tablespoon oil.
- Season the cutlets with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour, dip in egg, then coat in the breadcrumbs mixed with the parmesan, oregano and garlic powder.
- Place on the baking sheet and bake 12 minutes.
- Spoon the tomato sauce over the chicken, top with mozzarella, and add the broccoli tossed in the remaining oil to the pan.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes more until the chicken reaches 165°F and the cheese is bubbling.
Nutrition facts (per serving)
| Calories | 580 |
| Protein | 58 g |
| Total carbohydrate | 36 g |
| Dietary fiber | 5 g |
| Total sugars | 7 g |
| Total fat | 23 g |
| Saturated fat | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 200 mg |
| Sodium | 1710 mg |
USDA FoodData Central (Foundation Foods 2026-04 and SR Legacy 2018-04): ingredient grams from FDC foodPortions, energy = protein/fat/carbohydrate × the food's specific Atwater factors (general 4/9/4 when FDC lists none), rounded per FDA 21 CFR 101.9(c).
USDA FoodData Central sources
- 1.5 lb chicken-breast → 680 g of Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 171077); lb (exact)
- 0.25 cup all-purpose-flour → 31 g of Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, unbleached (SR Legacy, FDC 168936); FDC portion "1 cup" = 125 g
- 1 each large-egg → 50 g of Egg, whole, raw, fresh (SR Legacy, FDC 171287); FDC portion "1 large" = 50 g
- 0.75 cup breadcrumbs → 81 g of Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, plain (SR Legacy, FDC 174928); FDC portion "1 cup" = 108 g
- 0.5 cup parmesan → 50 g of Cheese, parmesan, grated (SR Legacy, FDC 171247); FDC portion "1 cup" = 100 g
- 2 tbsp olive-oil → 27 g of Oil, olive, salad or cooking (SR Legacy, FDC 171413); FDC portion "1 tablespoon" = 13.5 g
- 1.5 cup tomato-sauce → 368 g of Tomato products, canned, sauce (SR Legacy, FDC 170054); FDC portion "1 cup" = 245 g
- 1 cup mozzarella → 113 g of Cheese, mozzarella, low moisture, part-skim (SR Legacy, FDC 171244); FDC portion "1 cup, shredded" = 113 g
- 1 tsp dried-oregano → 2 g of Spices, oregano, dried (SR Legacy, FDC 171328); FDC portion "1 tsp, ground" = 1.8 g
- 1 tsp garlic-powder → 3 g of Spices, garlic powder (SR Legacy, FDC 171325); FDC portion "1 tsp" = 3.1 g
- 4 cup broccoli → 364 g of Broccoli, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 170379); FDC portion "1 cup chopped" = 91 g
- 1 tsp kosher-salt → 6 g of Salt, table, iodized (Foundation, FDC 746775); FDC portion "1 teaspoon" = 6.1 g
- 0.5 tsp black-pepper → 1 g of Spices, pepper, black (SR Legacy, FDC 170931); FDC portion "1 tsp, whole" = 2.9 g
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