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Layered chicken parmesan with cheese browned on top

Three Cheese Crispy Chicken Parmesan (Panko)

This recipe for three cheese crispy chicken parmesan with panko will be a hit with your family and friends. The chicken is perfectly seasoned, crusted in panko and breadcrumbs creates the perfect crunch. There are three layers of cheese to create this beautiful dish that you are going to fall in love with.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6
Calories 788 kcal

Equipment

  • Large frying pan
  • Glass baking dish
  • Oven
  • Wire rack

Ingredients
  

  • 3 full size chicken breasts Halved and pounded thin
  • 1 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 cup panko
  • 1 cup Italian bread crumbs
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 4 tbsp Tuscan seasoning
  • 1 tbsp. Kosher salt
  • 1 jar spaghetti sauce
  • 1 lb cooked spaghetti noodles
  • 6 slices provolone cheese
  • 6 slices mozzarella cheese
  • ½ c. Grated or shredded Parmesan cheese
  • Fresh or dried parsley garnish

Instructions
 

Prepping your chicken

  • Preheat your oven to 375° F
  • Cut your chicken breast in half. Place plastic wrap over the top of each half and pound out with a mallet until it's ¼ inch thick.
  • Season each chicken cutlet front and back with Tuscan seasoning and kosher salt.
  • Place flour onto a plate.
  • Whisk eggs on another plate.
  • Mix bread, crumb, panko and paprika in a separate plate.
  • Using three separate plates, set up your dredging station in this order: flour, egg and panko breadcrumb mixture.
  • Dip one cutlet at a time starting with flour, then egg, and finally panko breadcrumb mixture.
  • Set them to the side on a sheet pan until you're ready to fry them.

Frying your chicken

  • In a large skillet, heat the canola oil to 365° F.
  • Once your oil is hot, add three pieces of chicken to the skillet.
  • Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side.
  • When both sides are golden brown, remove the chicken from the skillet in place on a wire rack to drain off excess oil.
  • Repeat this process until all pieces that you have cut are fried.

Baking Chicken parmesan

  • In a shallow glass dish 9x18 in. Add a small layer of marinara sauce.
  • Lay chicken cutlets into your dish. Slightly overlapping each other.
  • Place another layer of marinara sauce on top of the chicken. Make sure not to fully cover the entire piece of chicken. Just enough sauce that you can taste it.
  • Next, add your three cheese layer. Provolone, mozzarella, parmesan.
  • Bake in the oven, uncovered for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, turn the oven to the broil setting on high.
  • Broil the top of the cheese for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
  • Remove from the oven, garnish with parsley and more parmesan to your liking.
  • Serve with your favorite spaghetti, rigatoni or other pasta shape.
  • Enjoy!!

Notes

  • Beware when broiling the tops of the parmesan bake. This part of the cooking will happen very quickly!
  • If you are new to frying, make sure you adjust your oil temperature accordingly. Keeping it at medium- high temp is you best option for perfect pan frying.
  • If you are making this meal for a large group, change your oil out every 2-3 batches of chicken.

Nutrition

Calories: 788kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 14gFat: 65gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 17gMonounsaturated Fat: 38gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 1473mgPotassium: 145mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 325IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 215mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Meat, Spaghetti
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