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For another delicious and tasty chicken dinner recipe try this Chicken Parmesan Chicken and Zucchini for an easy weeknight dinner recipe, filled with the best seasonings and juicy chicken.
I live off easy weeknight dinners because when it becomes dinner time, often the last thing I want to make is an overly complicated dinner recipe. But, with this recipe, you can have dinner done in less than 20 minutes and perfectly seasoned crispy chicken that the entire family will love.
You can even make this a low carb recipe by using panko bread crumbs in place of the Italian seasoning and pairing it with your favorite vegetable for a healthy chicken recipe for the summer months especially.
You can even find this delicious chicken mixture in my book on page 192!
Ingredients for Garlic Parmesan Chicken with Rice
- Chicken: use either boneless chicken breast or chicken thighs
- Seasonings: Salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning, Garlic powder, Onion powder
- Oil: Olive oil or vegetable oil will work
- Butter: use unsalted butter or omit the salt when making this recipe
- Vegetables: you will need fresh zucchini and squash
- Cheese: Parmesan Cheese is one of the key flavors of the dishes
How to make Garlic Parmesan Chicken with Rice
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the chicken and season with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder to your liking. Cook until the chicken is cooked through, then remove from the pan and set aside.
To the same pan, add 1 tablespoon more olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter. Once hot, add in the zucchini and squash, and season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning to your liking. Cook until tender.
Add the chicken and Parmesan cheese to the pan. Stir to melt the cheese and serve. Enjoy!
How to store leftover breaded chicken:
Fridge: It is important to keep the leftover chicken in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days otherwise you will have soggy chicken instead of crispy parmesan garlic chicken. And no one wants soggy breaded chicken.
Tips and tricks for making this tasty meal:
What to Serve with Parmesan Chicken
If you want to serve something extra with this skillet dish, I would suggest adding ricse, pasta, or some other grain. You could even make my Easy One Hour Dinner Rolls, or my Garlic Pull Apart Rolls if you want to add even more garlic into your life (I’m always looking for ways to add more garlic, lol).
This is a fabulous low carb meal, so if you want to stay low carb you could serve this with another veggie or a salad. My Caprese Salad is more cheese than vegetables and is a fantastic low carb side.
Type of rice to use:
I really enjoy using white rice for this recipe, however, you can also use brown rice as well, however, that will add to the time when making this delicious recipe since brown rice can take a while to make.
Chicken to use for dinner tonight:
Raw boneless chicken breast is a great option for this chicken dinner. However, if you have a piece of chicken that is frozen, pull it out a day or two ahead of time and let it thaw in the fridge until it is no longer frozen, but do not try cooking the recipe completely frozen.
Or you can substitute the raw chicken for 2-3 cups of rotisserie chicken. Then you just sear the chicken for a couple of minutes, add in the seasonings, and then continue on with the recipe as is.
Chicken recipes to make:
Chicken Broccoli Rice ($5 Dinner)
Garlic Parmesan Chicken with Zucchini
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breasts, cubed
- salt
- pepper
- Italian seasoning
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- 3 tbsp olive oil, divided
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 medium zucchini, diced
- 1 yellow squash, diced
- ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the chicken and season with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder to your liking. Cook until the chicken is cooked through, then remove from the pan and set aside.
- To the same pan, add 1 tablespoon more olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter. Once hot, add in the zucchini and squash, and season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning to your liking. Cook until tender.
- Add the chicken and Parmesan cheese to the pan. Stir to melt the cheese and serve. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
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Recipes sound amazingly simple and easy. That’s exactly what I’ve needed 🙏🏻.. Not use to cooking for one. Now it’s only me my son can’t any longer eat has feeding tube. So thank you bunches. I don’t do computers I only have a small pad.