Easy Chicken Parmesan for Two
Easy Chicken Parmesan for Two is the Italian restaurant
favorite made at home with a cheeky time-saving hack!
Dinner is on the table in under 30 minutes.
Chicken Parmesan for Two is the dinner you want to make when you need a little special in your week, something to look forward to.
You can serve this right out of the skillet, pair it with pasta and salad, and enjoy date night at home.
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It’s easy to prepare when you have the cheeky time-saving hack I use all the time. Ready to know?
The Fresh Market has Little Big Meals each week, and they’re absolutely WONDERFUL.
You get everything you need to serve dinner to a hungry crowd of four.
One of my favorites is their Chicken Parmesan Little Big Meal.
I’ll show you how to create the most succulent, delicious dinner in one skillet.
How to Make Chicken Parmesan For Two
Kitchen Equipment:
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Recipe Overview:
- In a skillet, pour enough olive oil into your skillet to come up 1/8″. If you’re frying in batches, you’ll probably need to add more oil and let it come up to temperature over medium-high heat.
- If you haven’t purchased the Little Big Meal from the Fresh Market, here are your breading instructions:
- In three ‘stations’ add flour, an egg, then the panko/breadcrumb/parmesan mixture.
- Coat one piece of chicken in the flour, then egg, then the breadcrumb mixture.
- Lay on a plate while you do the rest of the chicken.
- Once your oil comes up to temperature (throw a few crumbs from the breading into the oil and if it ‘dances’ it’s ready!), gently lay your chicken in the oil and fry until brown and crispy on one side.
- Flip over using your tongs, and fry the other side.
- Remove the chicken and set aside on a plate.
- Pour the excess oil into a small bowl/jar to discard later.
- Pour an entire jar of Rao’s Marinara Sauce into the skillet.
- Let this bubble up for a minute or two.
- Lay the chicken back into the sauce, topped with strands of fresh mozzarella cheese.
- Broil in the oven until the cheese is melted.
- Serve with crusty bread!
- Pasta is optional.
The Fresh Market offers their chicken cutlets already breaded, so it’s a time-saving mess-free way to get crispy chicken in the skillet.
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Tips for making this recipe:
- The oil needs to be hot, but not too hot. To see if it’s just perfect, drop a few crumbs from the breading in, and if they sizzle and start to ‘dance’ your oil is ready.
- Don’t crowd your pan. Fry up 1-2 chicken breasts at a time.
- Some people will tell you not to use fresh mozzarella — If you pull the fresh mozzarella apart, instead of slicing with a knife, it will melt without releasing its excess moisture.
What pairs well?
How do you keep chicken parm from getting soggy?
My biggest tip is this: Use a cast iron skillet to fry in. And if you’re super worried about sogginess, sauce your chicken separately.
Easy Chicken Parmesan for Two
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 20
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: main dish
- Method: stove-top cooking
- Cuisine: italian
Description
Easy Chicken Parmesan for Two is the Italian restaurant favorite made at home with a cheeky time-saving hack! Dinner is on the table in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 Chicken Cutlets (thin-sliced chicken breasts)
- 3/4 cup Flour
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup fresh parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1.5 cups Olive Oil
- 24 ounces Rao’s Marinara
- 4 ounces fresh Mozzarella, pulled apart
Instructions
- In a skillet, pour enough olive oil into your skillet to come up 1/8″. If you’re frying in batches, you’ll probably need to add more oil and let it come up to temperature over medium-high heat.
- If you haven’t purchased the Little Big Meal from the Fresh Market, here are your breading instructions:
- In three ‘stations’ add flour, an egg, then the panko/breadcrumb/parmesan mixture.
- Coat one piece of chicken in the flour, then egg, then the breadcrumb mixture.
- Lay on a plate while you do the rest of the chicken.
- Once your oil comes up to temperature (throw a few crumbs from the breading into the oil and if it ‘dances’ it’s ready!), gently lay your chicken in the oil and fry until brown and crispy on one side.
- Flip over using your tongs, and fry the other side.
- Remove the chicken and set aside on a plate.
- Pour the excess oil into a small bowl/jar to discard later.
- Pour an entire jar of Rao’s Marinara Sauce into the skillet.
- Let this bubble up for a minute or two.
- Lay the chicken back into the sauce, topped with strands of fresh mozzarella cheese.
- Broil in the oven until the cheese is melted.
- Serve with crusty bread!
- Pasta is optional.
Chicken parm is the best! Thank you for this easy recipe!
Sure thing!
This makes for such a delicious dinner! A side salad, and this is the best meal! 😀
Yes!! Definitely!
Rao Marinara is my fave pasta sauce also. What a quick and easy dinner for weeknights. Definitely adding this to the weekly repertoire.
It’s the best, isn’t it?!
This chicken Parmesan recipe is perfect for busy weekdays! I love that it’s a dinner for two and easy to scale up when needed.
Yes! So easy to scale!
This was so delicious. I made it today! It was approved by my entire family! I am adding it to the rotation! YUMMMM
Woo hoo!! Love hearing that!
Yum! This super easy meal is great for school nights! I love that it’s a 30 minute meal.
And it feels a little more special on a school night, huh?!
There is nothing better for a busy weeknight than chicken parm AND a one skillet meal! I can’t wait to make this for my guys they will love it!
Woo hoo!! One skillet is exactly what busy weeknights need!
The perfect “for two” recipe! Yum!
Date night approved, too!
My son and I made this together! We have been spending a lot more time in the kitchen lately and its so fun. He really enjoyed making this recipe but he enjoyed eating it even more! Thanks for this delish creation, we are adding it to our “make again” list!!
Love hearing, Cindy!! You are creating unforgettable memories together! Cheers!
Love the step by step videos – such a great recipe for an easy dinner for two! Who doesn’t love chicken parm?!
Yay! Glad you loved the video!!
This is my kind of comfort food. I will give it try for the next date night.
Love hearing that!