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Easy Chicken Parmesan

The following recipe and photography were provided by local blogger Carolyn Hodges of The Dinner Shift.

When you need to get dinner on the table in a snap, look no further than Heinen’s Prepared Foods department and their wide selection of Daily Bites, ready-to-heat and ready-to-eat mains, sides, salads, and more! You can build a complete meal with these grab-and-go items or incorporate them into your favorite recipes to minimize prep and simplify mealtime.

Layering the breaded chicken breast with jarred marinara sauce and pre-shredded cheese takes just 5 minutes of hands-on time, and cooks in about 20 minutes for a family-friendly meal that’s on the table in about half an hour.

Why You’ll Love it:

  • This recipe is easily adapted to make more or fewer servings. For reference, one cooked Chicken Romano breast can serve 2 people.
  • This Easy Chicken Parmesan leans on Heinen’s Daily Bites cooked Chicken Romano (a customer favorite!) to eliminate most of the prep work typically required in this dish.
  • Perfect for an easy weeknight meal! You’ll love the new Daily Bites selection

Easy Chicken Parmesan
Easy Chicken Parmesan
Cook time:
20min
Prep time:
5min
Total time:
25min

Servings:
4-6

Ingredients

  • 1 jar Mid’s marinara pasta sauce, divided
  • 2-3 pieces Heinen’s Daily Bites Cooked Chicken Romano
  • 1 cup Miceli's fancy shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2 Tbsp. Heinen’s grated parmesan cheese
  • Heinen’s artisan organic spaghetti

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400° F
  2. Line the bottom of a baking dish with ½ – 1 cup of the pasta sauce. Top with the chicken in a single layer. Pour 1 – 1 ½ cups sauce over the top; sprinkle with the mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
  3. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes, or until the chicken is heated through and the cheese is melted and bubbling.
  4. While the chicken bakes, cook the pasta in salted water to al dente. Heat the remaining pasta sauce and toss with the cooked pasta.
  5. Serve the chicken over the cooked pasta.

Easy Chicken Parmesan

Carolyn Hodges headshot
By Carolyn Hodges
Carolyn is a mom of boys and culinary dietitian in Cleveland, Ohio. The Dinner Shift is dedicated to helping busy moms get dinner on the table after the weekday grind, however that is defined for you and yours.

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