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This Chicken Parmigiana is an Italian classic quick and easy way to turn boring chicken into something flavorful. Yes, you can use bottled pasta sauce, or make my homemade version. Served over pasta, this is a delicious dinner that even kids will love.
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Quick and Easy Chicken Parmigiana

This Chicken Parmigiana is an Italian classic quick and easy way to turn boring chicken into something flavorful. Yes, you can use bottled pasta sauce, or make my homemade version. Served over pasta, this is a delicious dinner that even kids will love.
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword Chicken Parmesan, Chicken Parmigiana
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Author Debby - www.AFeastfortheEyes.net

Ingredients

  • 4 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts, up To 6; Trimmed And Pounded Flat
  • 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
  • Salt And Pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cups Olive Oil
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • 1 Medium Onion Chopped
  • 4 cloves Garlic Minced
  • 3/4 cups Wine preferably red, but white is Fine
  • 3 cans 14.5 Oz. Crushed Tomatoes
  • 2 Tablespoons Sugar
  • 1/4 cup X Chopped Fresh Parsley
  • 1 cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • 6 slices fresh mozarella cheese optional
  • 1 pound Thin Linguine

Instructions

  • Mix flour, salt, and pepper together on a large plate.
  • Dredge flattened chicken breasts in flour mixture. Set aside.
  • At this time, you can start a pot of water for your pasta. Cook linguine until al dente, according to package directions.

For the chicken:

  • Heat olive oil and butter together in a large skillet over medium heat. When butter is melted and oil/butter mixture is hot, fry chicken breasts until nice and golden brown on each side, about 2 to 3 minutes per side.
  • Remove chicken breasts from the skillet and keep warm.

For the Sauce*:

  • Without cleaning skillet, add onions and garlic and gently stir for 2 minutes.
  • Pour in wine and scrape the bottom of the pan, getting all the flavorful bits off the bottom. Allow wine to cook down until reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
  • Pour in crushed tomatoes and stir to combine.
    Add sugar and more salt and pepper to taste. Allow to cook for 30 minutes.
    Toward the end of cooking time, add chopped parsley and give sauce a final stir.
  • Carefully lay chicken breasts on top of the sauce and completely cover them in grated Parmesan**.
  • **NOTE: I added fresh slices of mozzarella cheese, which we loved.
  • Place lid on skillet and reduce heat to low. Allow to simmer until cheese is melted and chicken is thoroughly heated. Add more cheese to taste.
  • Place cooked noodles on a plate and cover with sauce.
  • Place chicken breast on top and sprinkle with more parsley. Serve immediately.

Notes

Recipe source: Adapted from The Pioneer Woman