Y’all we totally understand the need for easy meals for busy weeknights. This is one of go to recipes for exactly that reason. This chicken parmesan recipe is budget friendly and serves the whole family!
This dinner is like the best of two dishes, chicken parmesan and baked spaghetti all rolled into one. It’s delicious and probably one of the best leftover dishes around. That’s if there are any leftovers.
Chicken Parmesan with Baked Spaghetti
Get your paper plates ready, because it’s happening. So, first things first…
What ingredients will you need?
- pasta sauce (Homemade or Your Favorite Jar)
- beef broth
- minced garlic
- Great Value Chicken Strips (Fully Cooked Crispy) – or your favorite chicken tenders
- spaghetti pasta
- roux (I use Jar Roux)
- fresh mozzarella cheese sliced
- shredded mozzarella cheese
- shredded parmesan cheese
- Seasoning to taste (I used salt, pepper, Tony’s Cajun Seasoning)
- Paul Prudhomme Herbal Pizza and Pasta Magic Seasoning to sprinkle on top
What to serve with the chicken parmesan?
- Caesar Salad
- Garlic Bread
Easy Chicken Parmesan
Course: DinnerCuisine: American, ItalianDifficulty: Easy8
servings20
minutes55
minutes1
hour15
minutesThis chicken parmesan recipe is budget friendly and serves the whole family!
Ingredients
4 Cups 4 Pasta Sauce ( My Homemade Sauce or Your Favorite Jar)
2 Cups 2 beef broth
2 tablespoons 2 minced garlic
1 bag 1 Great Value Chicken Strips (Fully Cooked Crispy) – or your favorite chicken tenders
1 lb 1 cooked spaghetti pasta
1 tablespoon 1 roux (I use Jar Roux)
1 lb 1 fresh mozzarella cheese sliced
2 cups 2 shredded mozzarella cheese
½ cup of shredded parmesan cheese
Seasoning to taste (I used salt, pepper, Tony’s Cajun Seasoning)
Paul Prudhomme Herbal Pizza and Pasta Magic Seasoning to sprinkle on top
Directions
- Add Pasta sauce, broth, minced garlic, and roux into a pot and bring to a boil
- Continue to cook for 25-35 minutes until it cooks down / thickens
- While pasta sauce is cooking you can:
- Cook your Spaghetti Noodles – Tip, I season the water with dry mix chicken broth seasoning
- Cook your Chicken strips – We use the air fryer method and they come out perfect every time
- Once sauce is thickened remove 1.5 to 2 cups of the sauce and set aside
- Pour your cooked spaghetti noodles into your pasta sauce and mix well
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F
- Add your mixed spaghetti noodles and sauce into an oven safe dish
- Top the noodles with 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese spread evenly
- Slice your fresh mozzarella and layer it on top of the shredded mozzarella
- Take a couple of spoons of the pasta sauce we set aside and drizzle it over the fresh mozzarella
- Add your cooked chicken strips evenly across the top ( I tend to keep mine centered for a better presentation)
- Drizzle the top of the dish with your remaining pasta sauce that you set aside. I tend to pour the sauce around the chicken and just a little top of the chicken so that we don’t end up with soggy chicken
- Top with the remaining cup of shredded mozzarella cheese, I tend to keep this towards the center of the pan so that I can still see some of the chicken on the outside edges
- Sprinkle the parmesan across the top of the dish
- Sprinkle the top with the Pasta Magic seasoning
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until all the cheese is melted and has a golden color
- Dish it onto your favorite paper plate and enjoy!
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I am cooking this dish as I text you this comment! Its smells devine. Bon Appetit!
Sounds very good and I think I will be trying it.
Going to make your version tonight. I’ve always made it with beef steak, so going to make yours with sliced chicken breaststroke. Look forward to making your sauce to go over it. We haven’t been able to get Roux in a jar here since the pandemic started so I have to use a little corn starch to thicken the sauce.
Going to make your version tonight. I’ve always made it with beef steak, so going to make yours with sliced chicken. We haven’t been able to get Roux in a jar here since the pandemic started so I have to use a little corn starch to thicken the sauce.