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Chicken Parmesan is a family favorite at my house! My son adores it!! Thought I would spruce it up just a bit with this delicious Stuffed Chicken Parmesan version.

Stuffed Chicken Parmesan

Do you enjoy making meals for your family and seeing HAPPINESS on their sweet faces? I always love to see the look on my son’s face when he walks in the door, STOPS TO SNIFF, and asks “What’s for dinner mom?”. I tell him I am making one of his favorites, wait for it, that smile. He just lights up, there it is that happiness. And… the boy can EAT and BOY is he always hungry. Can any of you relate?  His stomach is bottomless!

To have his metabolism though, WOW, I don’t know where in the world it all goes. He looks like those stick figures on the back of cars. Such a problem to have right.  I WISH!

Feeding him gives me such joy and especially when he loves it. He loves FOOD! I could possibly be raising a food connoisseur. He loves to try new things, as long as it doesn’t involve too many veggies – absolutely NO GREEN BEANS. When he helps me in the kitchen, well that makes me SMILE!

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Stuffed Chicken Parm Ingredients

What to do before you STUFF this Chicken

Create a dredging station. One bowl with two eggs beaten, one with buttermilk and the other with breadcrumbs mixed with Italian Seasoning. Dip chicken in Buttermilk, then eggs, then breadcrumb mixture. Now you are ready to fry!

Heat up your favorite frying skillet to medium-high heat. Pour in your oil and get it heated up. Now add those gloriously breaded chicken breasts to fry baby fry! Today the breasts were really good size so I cooked them for about 5 minutes on each side.  They will finish in the oven.

Saute Chicken

Let’s Stuff this Bird

The way I stuffed this chicken could also be referred to as “Hasselback ” Chicken.  Just think all that gooey goodness weaved throughout the chicken.  Slice the chicken and allow all that stuffing to slide down into the chicken. Once sliced, slide on in some soft mozzarella, and basil leaves (I left them whole, but if you prefer you can dice it up) and top with a really good marinara sauce. Can you picture it – a delightfully crusted and pan-fried piece of greatness infused with that sauce and cheese? You may never do chicken parm the same way again!!

Stuffing the Chicken

Then into the oven it goes! 400° for about 20 minutes.

Sauce On - Ready for Oven

Remove, top with shredded cheese and back in the oven under broiler for 5 minutes. Just keep an eye out – you don’t want to burn this masterpiece. Every stove is a little different, so just beware.

Baking Chicken Parm

Does that CHEESE make you as happy as it does me!

Ya’ll know how much!!! After you get it all MELTY and BROWNED just right!!  Reserve a little sauce for the bottom of your serving plate; I warm this up in a sauce pan on the stove top while its cooking.

Simmer Sauce

Top with pasta. Today’s pasta is brought to you from the heavenly realms –  angel hair! This is my hubby’s favorite!! It’s the great debate in my house. You know we all have our favs, so I change it up and play nice. Then crown it with the Stuffed Chicken Parmesan!

Chicken Parmesan

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Stuffed Chicken Parmesan
Stuffed Chicken Parmesan
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Stuffed Chicken Parmesan

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 8
Author: Nikki Lee
This Stuffed Chicken Parmesan is crisp on the outside and so juicy inside. It's a delicious chicken dinner you’ll make over and over!

Ingredients 

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 10 ounces mozzarella cheese, sliced
  • fresh basil
  • 1 ½ tsp garlic, minced
  • 1 jar marinara sauce
  • 1 ½ cup mozzarella & provolone cheese mix, shredded

Instructions

  • Create a dredging station. One bowl with eggs beaten, one with buttermilk and the other with breadcrumbs mixed with Italian Seasoning. Dip chicken in Buttermilk, then egg then breadcrumb mixture.
  • Heat oil in skillet to medium high heat. Place chicken breaded chicken breast in skillet and cook for about 5 minutes on each side. This will vary based on chicken breast side. They do not need to be completely cooked. They will finish in the oven.
  • Place chicken on baking sheet. Slice chicken but not all the way through. In each opening place mozzarella cheese slice, a little of the minced garlic, and basil. Spoon marinara sauce on top of chicken.
  • Set oven to 400 degrees and bake for 20 minutes. Remove and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Return and broil for 5 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and slightly browned.
  • In a sauce pan, heat marinara sauce on medium heat to plate dish and for extra sauce if desired.
  • On bottom a serving plate, place some sauce, top with favorite pasta. Then place Stuffed Chicken Parmesan on top of pasta. Garnish with basil.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 11 serving Calories: 490kcal (25%) Carbohydrates: 13g (4%) Protein: 36g (72%) Fat: 32g (49%) Saturated Fat: 10g (63%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g Cholesterol: 145mg (48%) Sodium: 637mg (28%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 3g (3%)

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Soulfully Made is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is only an estimate. We recommend running the ingredients through an online nutritional calculator if you need to verify any information.

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18 Comments

  1. I’m not rating because I have not made it, but I am planning for this weekend. Before I do, the question I have is it a must to use buttermilk? Could I sub heavy cream, milk, or half and half? Thank you so much for your help.

    1. You could replace it with milk or heavy cream. To make a buttermilk replacement add 1/3 Tablespoon to the 1/3 cup of milk and let it sit for 10 minutes to thicken.

      1. 5 stars
        Thank you so much for your buttermilk dupe. It worked and everyone raved about the taste. Was easier to make than I thought it would be. Sorry for my late response.

      2. You are so welcome! I am glad you all enjoyed it! And I so appreciate you letting us know your results! I hope you try some of our other recipes too!

  2. 5 stars
    Oh my this is such a great idea! Sounds so delicious! I love making food that makes people smile too.

  3. Your family are so luck that you create such lovely recipes for them. I too love to cook for my children and nothing beats that lovely appreciation you get. Your recipe sounds delicious and would make a wonderful tasty meal.

    1. Thank you Nayna, such a sweet thing to say! I love my family and being able to make them happy with a meal is such a blessing to me. As moms we share that joy in doing things for our children. Have a beautiful day!

  4. 5 stars
    What a great recipe…my family will adore this. Your comments about your son remind me of my daughters. I

  5. Chicken parm is one of my favorite dinners, I bet it’s even more delicious when it’s stuffed with cheese!