Quick and Easy chicken Parmesan Recipe!

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while maintaining texture.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a high smoke point and is healthier.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: panko

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Panko gives a lighter texture, while crushed crackers are often cheaper.

Drizzle olive oil on chicken thighs and rub it in on both sides.

Mix onion powder, garlic powder, ground black pepper, paprika, and Italian seasoning in a bowl with a fork.

Generously sprinkle the mixed seasoning over the chicken thighs on both sides and set aside.

Mix Italian style bread crumbs with Parmesan cheese in a bowl using a fork.

Crack 3 eggs into a bowl and mix them with a fork.

Dredge each chicken thigh in flour, patting it down on both sides and shaking off excess flour.

Dip the floured chicken into the beaten eggs, flipping it to coat both sides.

Coat the chicken in the breadcrumb and Parmesan mixture, pressing to adhere the crumbs.

Heat half a cup of olive oil in a skillet until hot.

Gently place the chicken in the skillet and cook until one side is golden brown, then flip to cook the other side.

Add pasta sauce to the bottom of a baking dish.

Place the cooked chicken on top of the sauce in the baking dish.

Add more pasta sauce on top of the chicken.

Sprinkle mozzarella cheese generously over the chicken.

Add fresh basil on top of the cheese.

Cover the baking dish with foil to prevent the cheese from overcooking before the chicken is done.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for 15 minutes.

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