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Chicken Parmesan Using Frozen Chicken Breasts

Learn how to make delicious Chicken Parmesan using frozen chicken breasts. Quick and convenient for busy weeknights.

My newest favorite thing is cooking fish fillets and chicken breasts straight from frozen. Why? Well, I don’t have to decide ahead of time what we’re having for dinner. When I’m ready to cook, I just reach into my freezer and grab what I’m in the mood for. It’s great.

I figured out a little while ago how to cook fish fillets from frozen and then how to cook chicken breasts from frozen. Both methods work great. Since then I’ve been riffing on the methods, coming up with more recipes, especially frozen chicken breast recipes. The one I’m sharing today is a true family favorite: Chicken Parmesan. How can you go wrong? Chicken, crunch breadcrumbs, tomato sauce and melted cheese. Yes. So good.

How To Prepare For The Freezer

Before you get to the cooking, it’s important to freeze your breasts correctly in the first place. You need to make sure that your chicken breasts were originally frozen individually.

If you bought them frozen, they should be all separate in the bag. You’re golden. If you bought them fresh, they probably came all squished together in a pack. You need to take them out of there and freeze them individually, in a single layer and not touching on a pan. Then, once frozen, transfer them to a ziptop bag.

Making Chicken Parmesan From Frozen Chicken

Then to make the Chicken Parmesan, here’s what you do. Get out the breasts and put them on a lightly oiled baking sheet (I really like this one. It’s thick and sturdy and holds up to the high temperature that the chicken is cooked at). Spread a bit of tomato sauce on each one. Top that with a panko breadcrumb and oil mixture.

Bake at 425ºF until breadcrumbs are brown and chicken is cooked through. Take the chicken out of the oven and preheat the broiler. Top each breast with some tomato sauce and then some mozzarella cheese. Put it under the broiler just until the cheese is melted. And then eat.

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Chicken Parmesan Using Frozen Chicken Breasts Recipe

  • Author: Christine Pittman
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Entrée
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American

DESCRIPTION

Learn how to make delicious Chicken Parmesan using frozen chicken breasts. Quick and convenient for busy weeknights.


Ingredients

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  • 1/3 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • cooking oil
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 4 medium frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts (that were frozen individually and are not attached to each other now)
  • 1/3 cup tomato sauce, divided
  • 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly oil a baking sheet.
  2. In a small bowl combine panko, 1 tablespoon cooking oil, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and Parmesan cheese.
  3. Place chicken breasts on prepared pan and brush the top of each with about 1 teaspoon of tomato sauce. Top each with one quarter of the breadcrumbs.
  4. Bake until cooked through to 165°F, as read on an instant-read thermometer, 30-40 minutes. (*If using thawed chicken breasts, cook until cooked through to 165°F, or about 20-25 minutes).
  5. Remove from oven and preheat broiler. Top each breast with 1 heaped tablespoon of tomato sauce and 2 tablespoons mozzarella. Broil until cheese is melted, 2-3 minutes.

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