Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan
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By Alyssa Rivers
on Jul 26, 2012, Updated Jul 27, 2024 |
This simple slow-cooker chicken parmesan is full of delicious Italian flavors, oozy cheese, and mouthwatering marinara sauce. You’ll be able to throw everything in the crock pot, set it, and forget it—dinner is served!
My kids and I love crock pot meals. Coming home to the fabulous smells and dinner being ready is near perfection! With busy weeknights, I try to make crock pot meals at least a couple of times. Here are some of my tried-and-true crock pot recipes to help you navigate your busy week: Crock Pot Marry Me Chicken, Slow Cooker Italian Chicken and Potatoes, and Slow Cooker Italian Beef.
Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe
- Family Friendly: This recipe is a crowd favorite. Adults and kids alike love the tender chicken and tangy marinara!
- Convenient: Comes together quickly and is perfect for busy weeknights!
- Budget-Friendly: Groceries are costing more and more these days, but the ingredients needed to make this are house staples and won’t break the bank!
- Flavor: Because this recipe has time to cook and meld flavors, you will be blown away at how delicious this tastes! Your family will want you to add this to the weekly meal plan!
Italian Night Dinner Idea with Parmesan Chicken
We had an Italian night at our house last night, and with one bite of this, it was an instant favorite! I love chicken parmesan but hate the hassle of making it. This chicken parmesan recipe was so EASY to throw together, and tastes amazing!
The breading is delicious, and the chicken just shreds apart because it is cooked perfectly. I swear that everything is better in a crockpot. I served garlic parmesan pull-apart bread as a side and my favorite Caesar salad. This meal was a winner!
Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan Recipe
This recipe requires only a few simple ingredients, which I bet you already have in your kitchen. Serve it over some spaghetti, and you’re ready to go! For exact measurements, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Boneless skinless chicken: This is your protein base and the star of the show.
- Eggs: Used to act as a binding agent to get the bread crumbs to stick to the chicken.
- Whole Milk: Keeps the chicken moist while helping the eggs bind the bread crumbs to the chicken.
- Italian Bread Crumbs: Provides a crispy texture while adding Italian flavor.
- Parmesan Cheese: Adds a sharp, nutty flavor and helps create the crunchy texture of the chicken’s breading.
- Salt: Enhances the flavors in the dish.
- Black Pepper: Provides a little spice and enhances flavor.
- Olive Oil: Helps the breading become the perfect golden brown during the cooking process.
- Marinara Sauce: Keeps the chicken moist and adds a robust tomato-based flavor.
- Mozzarella Cheese: Melts over the chicken beautifully and ads a creamy rich flavor.
How do I Make Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan?
Take a few minutes to bread and fry the chicken, then throw everything into your crock pot. That’s really all it takes. Once everything is ready, you can boil some spaghetti noodles or penne pasta, and dinner is served!
- In a bowl, whisk together the egg and buttermilk. In a separate bowl, whisk together the breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper.
- Coat the chicken cutlets in the egg mixture then dredge each one in the breadcrumb mixture.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, sear each breaded cutlet for 3-4 minutes on each side. Just fry the breading on the chicken and par-cook it.
- In the bottom of a crockpot, pour the marinara sauce and place the seared chicken into the sauce. Cover the crockpot with the lid and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 3-4.
- In the last 30 minutes of cooking, sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on the chicken. cover and allow the cheese to melt.
- When the chicken is cooked through, serve it over pasta and enjoy!
Make the breading mixture.
Dip the chicken in the egg mixture.
Dredge the egg-coated chicken in the breading mixture.
Brown the coated chicken until golden.
Add the marinara and cooked chicken to the slow cooker then cook.
Sprinkle with cheese and melt.
Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan Tips
Follow my tips below for getting the perfect slow-cooker chicken parmesan!
- Pan-Fry the Coating: Don’t skip pan-frying the coating on the chicken! This is essential to getting that crispy coating like classic chicken parmesan.
- Marinara: You can use a jar of your favorite marinara, or make my Homemade Marinara
- Serve: Serve this dish in shallow bowls with your preferred pasta, or slice the chicken up and make a marinara chicken sandwich. It’s also excellent on its own!
- Garnish: You can garnish this with a few sprigs of fresh basil or parsley.
Storing and Reheating Leftover Chicken Parmesan
You’ll want to double this recipe so you have leftovers for quick and easy lunches throughout the week. Here are storing and reheating instructions.
- Refrigerator: Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Reheat: You can reheat your chicken parmesan in the microwave at 30-second intervals until the desired temperature is reached. You can also reheat it in the oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes. I love reheating things I want crispy in my air fryer. For this chicken parmesan, set your air fryer to 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 4 minutes.
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In a bowl, whisk together the egg and buttermilk. In a separate bowl whisk together the breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper.
Coat the chicken cutlets in the egg mixture then dredge each one in the breadcrumb mixture.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Once the oil is hot, sear each breaded cutlet for 3-4 minutes on each side. Just fry the breading on the chicken and par cook it.
At the bottom of a crockpot, pour the marinara sauce and place the seared chicken on the sauce. Cover the crockpot with the lid and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 3-4.
In the last 30 minutes of cooking, sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on the chicken. cover and allow the cheese to melt.
When the chicken is cooked through, serve over pasta and enjoy!
Originally Posted July 26, 2012
Updated August 7, 2024
Calories: 524kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 49gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 173mgSodium: 2.038mgPotassium: 1.232mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1.092IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 266mgIron: 3mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.