Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan is easily made with seasoned, breaded chicken breasts and topped with spaghetti sauce and melted cheese!
CROCK POT CHICKEN PARMESAN
I am so excited to share this recipe for Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan. I've been working my slow cooker on overtime lately. I really do use them a lot. I own 3 slow cookers. One is a 4.5 quart round (good for soups or smaller meals). I also own a 5-quart oval slow cooker and and a 7-quart oval slow cooker. Those oval ones are great for slightly larger meals and for meals like this one where you need a bit more room to spread your food out. You don't want to have chicken breasts that are coated in bread crumbs stacked on top of each other.
WHAT IS THE BEST CROCK POT?
I love a round slow cooker but I find when making meals that require whole chicken breasts or larger cuts of meats, that it cooks more evenly in the oval ones. Also, the crock pots of today heat up much more quickly than the older ones so it can be easy for things to cook unevenly in a round slow cooker unless you are making a soup or shredded beef or chicken. All of my crock pots cost between $15-$20. I don't have any of the fancier ones that are digital with timers, etc. Those are perfectly nice, but I find my cheap ones work just fine. And if you are only looking to making a small investment in a kitchen appliance, then the $20 one will do the trick.
TIPS FOR MAKING CHICKEN PARMESAN IN YOUR SLOW COOKER:
So now that we've had our mini-lesson in Crock Pots, lets get on with this yummy supper recipe. By the way, the terms "Crock Pot" and "slow cooker" are used interchangeably. It's all the same thing. Crock Pot is just a name brand of a line of slow cookers. Lots of companies make slow cookers. I have one made by Hamilton Beach and the other two are made by Crock Pot. But we always seem to refer to these meals as "Crock Pot" meals.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
1 (25 oz). jar spaghetti sauce
3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 ½ cups Italian seasoned Panko bread crumbs
1 egg
½ cup milk
½ tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp. dried oregano
½ tsp. dried basil
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 cup (or more if you like) shredded mozzarella cheese
1 package of spaghetti noodles (for serving)
HOW TO MAKE CROCK POT CHICKEN PARMESAN:
Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray (or use a slow cooker liner). Pour in jar of spaghetti sauce.
Get out two shallow bowls. In one bowl, whisk together egg and milk (add in any salt & pepper to taste).
In a second bowl, mix together panko bread crumbs with garlic powder, oregano and basil.
Get your assembly line all set up to make this go quicker. In a large skillet, begin heating up the vegetable oil (over medium-high heat). You want to get your skillet hot before adding chicken to it.
Dip each chicken breast into the milk mixture (those little black specks are black pepper).
Then roll it around in the seasoned bread crumbs. Do each breast one at a time.
Then add chicken to hot skillet. Continue with the rest of the chicken. You aren't cooking them. All you want is to create a nice golden brown crust on both sides of the chicken breasts. If necessary, add a bit more oil to the pan.
After browning both sides, add chicken to the crock pot on top of the sauce.
You will notice I only have 3 breasts in here. This is plenty for my family and this package only came with 3. It all depends on the size of the chicken breasts you are using. If you are making more than 4 for this recipe, or if your chicken breasts are large, I suggest making this in a 7-quart oval slow cooker.
Cover and cook on low for about 6-8 hours. Note: About 30 minutes before this is ready, you'll want to start cooking your spaghetti noodles, if using.
About 10-15 minutes before serving, sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese (and Parmesan, if using).
Cover again and allow cheese to melt. Serve over cooked spaghetti with a crisp, green salad and some garlic bread.
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Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan is easily made with seasoned, breaded chicken breasts and topped with spaghetti sauce and melted cheese!
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Servings: 4
Calories: 859kcal
Ingredients
- 1 25 oz jar spaghetti sauce
- 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 ½ cups Italian seasoned Panko bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried basil
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or more if you like
- 1 package of spaghetti noodles for serving
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray (or use a slow cooker liner).
- Pour in jar of spaghetti sauce.
- Get out two shallow bowls.
- In one bowl, whisk together egg and milk (add in any salt & pepper to taste).
- In a second bowl, mix together panko bread crumbs with garlic powder, oregano and basil.
- In a large skillet, begin heating up the vegetable oil (over medium-high heat).
- You want to get your skillet hot before adding chicken to it.
- Dip each chicken breast into the milk mixture.
- Then roll it around in the seasoned bread crumbs.
- Do each breast one at a time.
- Then add chicken to hot skillet.
- Continue with the rest of the chicken. You aren't cooking them.
- All you want is to create a nice golden brown crust on both sides of the chicken breasts. If necessary, add a bit more oil to the pan.
- After browning both sides, add chicken to the crock pot on top of the sauce.
- Cover and cook on low for about 6-8 hours.
- About 10-15 minutes before serving, sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Cover again and allow cheese to melt.
Notes
About 30 minutes before this is ready, you'll want to start
cooking your spaghetti noodles, if using. Serve over cooked spaghetti with a crisp, green salad and some garlic bread.
cooking your spaghetti noodles, if using. Serve over cooked spaghetti with a crisp, green salad and some garlic bread.
Nutrition
Calories: 859kcal | Carbohydrates: 112g | Protein: 52g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 138mg | Sodium: 1435mg | Potassium: 1378mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1100IU | Vitamin C: 13.8mg | Calcium: 276mg | Iron: 5.2mg
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I hate cooking, but it is something I now have to do. Trying this tomorrow, fingers crossed. Thank you so much for all the crockpot recipes.
This crockpot recipe was amazing! I was worried about over cooking the chicken or no parmesan. It turned out perfect. I followed the recipe to a tee. I cooked everything about 7 hours on low. The only change I made was I put the chicken on the pasta ( I used linguine because it's what I had ), I added the sauce on top, and then added the mozerrela cheese. The entire house loved it. This is definitely a go to recipe for the family Now!
Turned out amazing. Love this recipe will definitely be making it again in the near future
This was really delicious!! Will definitely keep recipe and have shared it with my daughters!!
This was excellent. My slow cooker cooks chicken breasts in 4 hours, so I changed that. I also used parm instead of mozzarella. Thanks for posting this recipe.
Hi Kristine! Yay! Thanks so much for coming back to comment! I really appreciate it and I'm so thrilled you enjoyed this one!
Chicken was so moist and full of flavor loved it!
Could this be cooked on high for 3-4 hours instead?