Parmesan Crusted Chicken Dinner
Parmesan Crusted Chicken Dinner is done all in one pan and oven baked. All in 30 Minutes, or less. And,, it turns out great!
When you get home from a busy, tiring day and you want to put a real good meal together but with minimal work and cleanup,this Parmesan Crusted Chicken Dinner fills the bill. You could substitute any kind of potatoes that you have on hand but the sweet potatoes shown here were a nice change from the norm.
The time in the oven could range from 15 to 20 minutes depending on the size and thickness of the chicken. Tenders will also work good.
Ingredients
These amounts are for 2 servings. If you want different servings amounts scroll down to the recipe card that is below this posting. There you can change the number of servings and it will change all of the amounts of all the ingredients. Also you can switch the amounts to metric.
- olive oil
- 2 small chicken breasts or 1 large breast sliced in half horizontally or 4 to 6 chicken tenders
- 2 small sweet potatoes
- 2 cups frozen broccoli florets
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
And here is how to easily cook up your Parmesan Crusted Chicken Dinner
Set the oven at 450°F/232°C and if necessary put the chicken fillets in the microwave to thaw.
Peel and cut up the sweet potatoes into bite sized pieces.
Spray or wipe the baking sheet pan with olive oil. and, if you want to make the cleanup even easier line the sheet pan with aluminum foil then spray or wipe it with the olive oil. Spread the potato pieces and the broccoli out on the pan. Lay the chicken in the pan. Salt and pepper everything and shake a layer of grated parmesan cheese on the chicken. Lightly drizzle the chicken with olive oil, turn the chicken pieces over and do the same treatment on the second side.
Into the oven it goes. When the chicken reads 165°F/75°C on an instant read thermometer or is leaking out clear liquid and is firm to a poke, it is done. You might like to then switch the oven to broiler and put the pan on a top shelf for a minute or two to get things a little crusty. You don’t have to but,, well,, we like to.
It’s time to serve up and enjoy your Parmesan Crusted Chicken Dinner.
Here are a couple more Quick and Easy Chicken Dinners
Twenty minute weeknight chicken dinner
One Pan Parmesan Crusted Chicken Dinner
Ingredients
- 2 small boneless skinless chicken breast or 1 large sliced in half horizontally or 4 tenders
- 2 small sweet potatoes
- 2 cups frozen broccoli florets
- salt and black pepper
- 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- olive oil
Instructions
- Set the oven at 450°F/232°C and put the chicken in the microwave to thaw. Peel and cut up the sweet potatoes into bite sized pieces.
- Line a cookie sheet or baking pan with aluminum foil and spray or wipe it with olive oil. I have started using these nonstick cookie sheets and they work out real well. Spread the potato pieces and the broccoli out on the pan. Lay the chicken in the pan. Salt and pepper everything and shake a layer of grated parmesan cheese on the chicken. Lightly drizzle the chicken with olive oil, turn the chicken pieces over and do the same treatment on the second side.
- Into the oven. When the chicken reads 165°F/75°C on an instant read thermometer or is leaking out clear liquid or is firm to a poke it is done. You might like to then switch the oven to broiler and put the pan on a top shelf to get things a little crusty. You don't have to but,, well,, I like to.
- It's time to serve up and enjoy your Parmesan Crusted Chicken Dinner.
Delicious and healthy! Wish I was there to taste!