Gluten-Free Chicken Parmesan

Gluten-Free Chicken Parmesan

from mamaknowsglutenfree.com
Dinner
40 min
6 servings
697 kcal / serving

This gluten-free chicken parmesan gives me all the comfort. It’s pan-fried for that golden crunch, then finished in the oven with marinara and melty mozzarella. It’s surprisingly easy to pull together, whether it’s a busy weeknight or a slow Sunday dinner.Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.

Ingredients

  • 6skinless, boneless thin-sliced chicken breasts (or skinless, boneless chicken breasts halved to make fillets)
  • salt and black pepper, to taste
  • 2 largeeggs
  • 1 cupgluten-free panko bread crumbs (i like 4c gluten-free panko bread crumbs. i buy it at walmart)
  • 1 cupgluten-free bread crumbs (or use 4c gluten-free bread crumbs)
  • ½ cupparmesan cheese, grated (for dairy-free: i like follow your heart dairy-free parmesan cheese)
  • ½ tspgarlic powder
  • ½ tsponion powder
  • 1 tbspitalian seasoning
  • ½ cupgluten-free flour (i like pillsbury gluten-free flour)
  • ¼ cupcornstarch (substitute for more gluten-free flour)
  • ½ cupolive oil
  • ½ cupgluten-free marina sauce
  • 1 cupmozzarella cheese, sliced or shredded (for dairy-free: i like violife dairy-free mozzarella cheese shreds)
  • ½ cupparmesan cheese
  • ¼ cupfresh basil (chopped)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 450°F.

  2. 2

    Whisk eggs in a pie pan or shallow bowl and set aside.

  3. 3

    Mix together the gluten-free flour and cornstarch in a pie pan or shallow dish.

  4. 4

    Mix together the gluten-free bread crumbs, gluten-free panko, ½ cup of grated Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasoning in a pie pan or shallow bowl.

  5. 5

    Season the chicken with salt and pepper and dredge in chicken in the gluten-free flour mixture on both sides.

  6. 6

    Dip the gluten-free flour-coated chicken breast into the whisked eggs. Then dip chicken into the gluten-free breadcrumb mixture to evenly coat on both sides. Repeat for each chicken cutlet.

  7. 7

    Heat the olive oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat until it begins to shimmer. Cook chicken in the hot oil until golden, about 2 minutes per side. The chicken will finish cooking in the oven.

  8. 8

    Transfer the chicken to a greased baking dish. Top each chicken breast with 2 tbsp of the marinara sauce.

  9. 9

    Layer each chicken breast with equal amounts of mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, and Parmesan cheese.

  10. 10

    Bake for 15- 20 minutes, until the cheese is browned and bubbly and the chicken breasts and the chicken is completely cooked through.  An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165°F.