The Best Chicken Parmesan Bake: Quick & Easy

Are you gluten-free and looking for the best chicken parmesan bake recipe? If so, you’ve landed in the right place. This quick and easy chicken parmesan recipe is perfect for your next family dinner. It’s absolutely amazing.

In this recipe post, I’ll show you exactly how to make the chicken parmesan bake in the photo above. Serve over your favorite pasta or rice, and taste the magic of this recipe!

If you want to skip the read and jump straight to our Tide & Thyme recipe, hit the button below. Let’s jump into it!

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What Makes The Best Chicken Parmesan Bake?

Making a chicken parmesan bake can be intimidating. Being transparent, there are a lot of little steps that go into making the best gluten-free chicken parmesan. However, by following our Tide & Thyme recipe, you’ll make a dish so tasty your friends and family will be begging for more.

I’ve perfected this chicken parmesan recipe when the:

• breadcrumbs are crispy and hot
• chicken is tender and juicy
• parmesan cheese pull is extra long
• dish is gone because everyone ate it!

If we can nail these four simple criteria, we’ve perfected this recipe.

Table Of Contents: Links In This Post

• The Story Of This Recipe
• Ingredients Needed
• How To Make The Best Chicken Parmesan
• Storing Your Leftovers
• Tide & Thyme Recipe
• Frequently Asked Questions

The Story Of This Recipe

When I graduated college, I was in search for a healthy, filling chicken dish. I’ve always been a chicken parmesan sandwich fan and wanted to learn how to make it myself. Rather than enjoying the carbs of bread, I decided to make a true chicken parmesan dish over pasta.

I researched gluten-free chicken parmesan and at the time, didn’t see much. Considering the breadcrumbs were the only ingredient that contained gluten, I decided to make my own recipe using gluten-free breadcrumbs.

From that day on, this has been one of my favorite dinners. My husband and I love making this recipe in the summer after a long day. This is one of the most filling recipes on my blog. Being full (not bloated) on chicken parmesan represents a job well-done.

Let’s dive into the ingredients needed to make this recipe. I think you’ll appreciate the simplicity.

Ingredients Needed To Make The Best Chicken Parmesan Bake

For an impressive dish like this one, it’s amazing to see it only contains a few ingredients. To make the best chicken parmesan bake, you need:

• 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 ball fresh mozzarella
• 1 cup gluten-free bread crumbs I prefer Italian style
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup fresh parmesan

How To Make The Best Chicken Parmesan

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. On cutting board, trim the fat off the boneless skinless thighs.
3. Heat frying pan over medium-high heat and add olive oil to pan. Let olive oil heat to a simmer.
4. In one bowl whisk an egg. In another bowl, add breadcrumbs.
5. Dip chicken thigh into egg and coat both sides of chicken thigh with breadcrumbs.
6. Once olive oil starts to shimmer, add coated chicken thigh to pan and cook for 3-4 minutes before flipping.
7. While the thighs are cooking add sauce to the bottom of a baking dish
8. Flip thighs and cook an additional 3-4 minutes until crispy and golden brown.
9. Once chicken is golden brown on both sides, layer in crispy chicken thighs over sauce in the baking dish. Repeat for all chicken thighs.
10. Top each thigh with 1-2 tablespoons of sauce, then layer with mozzarella.
11. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 5-8 minutes until cheese is golden and bubbly and internal temperature of the chicken is 165°F.
12. Remove from oven. Top with fresh parmesan and parsley.
13. Serve over your favorite pasta and enjoy!

Storing Your Leftovers

There’s nothing better than looking in the fridge and seeing leftover chicken parmesan. This recipe stores great and reheats well.

If you have leftover chicken parmesan, store it in your favorite refrigerator safe container. I like to reheat using the microwave for 90 seconds. Another way to reheat your leftovers is in the air fryer or toaster oven. This is a bit more complicated but produces great results!

Tide & Thyme Recipe

The Best Chicken Parmesan Bake

This is the best chicken parmesan bake you can make. And good news, it's VERY easy to make! Made with chicken thighs, mozzarella, bread crumbs and more, this chicken parmesan bake will leave you craving more. Serve over your favorite pasta or rice and experience the taste of this simple recipe!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings 4 Servings

Equipment

• Frying Pan
• baking dish
• spoon
• Spatula
• Mixing Bowls

Ingredients

  

• 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 ball fresh mozzarella
• 1 cup gluten-free bread crumbs I prefer Italian style
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup fresh parmesan

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• On cutting board, trim the fat off the boneless skinless thighs.
• Heat frying pan over medium-high heat and add olive oil to pan. Let olive oil heat to a simmer.
• In one bowl whisk an egg. In another bowl, add breadcrumbs.
• Dip chicken thigh into egg and coat both sides of chicken thigh with breadcrumbs.
• Once olive oil starts to shimmer, add coated chicken thigh to pan and cook for 3-4 minutes before flipping.
• While the thighs are cooking add sauce to the bottom of a baking dish
• Flip thighs and cook an additional 3-4 minutes until crispy and golden brown.
• Once chicken is golden brown on both sides, layer in crispy chicken thighs over sauce in the baking dish. Repeat for all chicken thighs.
• Top each thigh with 1-2 tablespoons of sauce, then layer with mozzarella.
• Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 5-8 minutes until cheese is golden and bubbly and internal temperature of the chicken is 165°F.
• Remove from oven. Top with fresh parmesan and parsley.
• Serve over your favorite pasta and enjoy!

Notes

I hope you enjoy this simple recipe! If you made this chicken parmesan, let us know in the comments! Send us a picture of your greatest creation!

Keyword Chicken, Chicken Parmesan, Chicken Thigh, Mozzarella, Pasta, Pasta Sauce

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