Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan (+Video)
Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan is easily made with tender, crunchy, seasoned chicken breasts topped with marinara sauce and melted cheese!
THE BEST CROCK POT CHICKEN PARMESAN RECIPE!
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 especially when everyone is back-to-school and our daily routines are jam packed. This particular one is a huge family favorite. It makes your house smell SO good while it’s cooking!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
This will be enough to make 4 chicken breasts. As you can see below, I could only fit 3 in mine because my chicken breasts were huge. If yours are smaller, you should be able to fit four in a 6-quart oval slow cooker.
Yes, instead of the basil and oregano, you could substitute with one teaspoon of Italian seasoning. Don’t forget the garlic powder though!
For some recipes you can. However, for this recipe, it needs to be fresh chicken breasts.
Chicken Parmesan is traditionally served over spaghetti. I can also served with a side salad and some garlic bread.
I think it just depends on how much sauce you like on your chicken parmesan and pasta. Some people like hardly any and some like a lot. The sauce in the bottom of the crock pot should be enough to cover small portions of pasta. But if you like additional sauce over your chicken parmesan as well as the pasta it is served with (like I do), then I would recommend an additional jar of sauce. You can heat it up in a sauce pan over low heat.
They are the same thing! Parmigiana is just the Italian word for Parmesan.
Leftovers should be store in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. I would store the sauce separately from the chicken so the chicken doesn’t get too soggy. It can be frozen for up to 3 months.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- marinara sauce
- boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Italian seasoned Panko bread crumbs
- egg
- milk
- garlic powder
- dried oregano
- dried basil
- shredded mozzarella cheese
- shredded Parmesan cheese
- spaghetti, (for serving)
HOW TO MAKE CROCK POT CHICKEN PARMESAN:
Spray an oval 5-6 quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray (or use a slow cooker liner). Pour in jar of marinara sauce.
Get out two shallow bowls. In one bowl, whisk together egg and milk. Season with salt and pepper. I use about a teaspoon each.
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.
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.
NOTE: the key to keeping the breading on is to not constantly flip them. Let it get good and brown on one side. This helps the breading to stick before flipping to the other side. Pushing them around and flipping too much will cause the breading to come loose.
After browning both sides, add chicken to the crock pot on top of the sauce.
Cover and cook on low for about 5-6 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.
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 (+Video)
Ingredients
- 25 ounce jar marinara sauce
- 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (depending on how many will fit in your slow cooker)
- 1 ½ cups Italian seasoned Panko bread crumbs
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup milk
- salt and pepper (to taste) (about a teaspoon each)
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (more if you prefer)
- ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 package spaghetti, for serving
Instructions
- Spray an oval 5-6 quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Pour in jar of marinara sauce.
- Get out two shallow bowls. In one bowl, whisk together egg and milk. Season with salt and pepper.
- 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. You want to get your skillet very hot before adding chicken to it. Dip each chicken breast into the milk mixture.
- Then roll it around in the seasoned bread crumbs. Coat 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 the way through – just getting a good browning on each side. If necessary, add more oil to the pan. NOTE: the key to keeping the breading on is to not constantly flip them. Let it get good and brown on one side. This helps the breading to stick before flipping to the other side. Pushing them around and flipping too much will cause the breading to come loose.
- After browning both sides, add chicken to the crock pot on top of the sauce. Cover and cook on low for about 5-6 hours. Internal chicken temperature will be 165F degrees when finished.
- About 10-15 minutes before serving, sprinkle each piece of chicken with shredded mozzarella cheese and shredded Parmesan cheese.
- Cover again and allow cheese to melt. Serve over cooked spaghetti noodles.
Video
Notes
- About 30 minutes before this is ready, you’ll want to start cooking the spaghetti noodles, if using.
- Serve over cooked spaghetti with a crisp, green salad and some garlic bread.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Originally published: January 2013
Updated and republished: August 2022
I was wondering if the chicken breading is still crisp when the chicken is finished cooking? Is there a consensus (for the crispiness of the crust)? on whether this chicken dish should be cooked on Hi for 3-4 hours or on Low for 6-8 hours?
Thanks.
Can't wait to try this. I love Chicken Parmesan. Thank you so much for posting all your great recipes!
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I love 'slow cooker' recipes and this one is a KEEPER for sure. I'm also not a big fan of parmesan and love the change to mozzarella cheese.
Thanks again for a great recipe!
I love my slow cooker and I love this recipe! The chicken comes out so tender – great for a week night. I just come in the door from work, boil some noodles and serve! Delicious!!
Brandi,
Hi! My husband and I made it when our son went away for church camp for the week last week! Son was so bummed when he came home and found out that we had already had it! Guess that we'll be making it again, once son's home for longer than a week this summer! It was delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Made this without the milk. (It makes my little one wheezy) Took his out and then added cheese. We loved it! Even the wheezy one:)
Just put in the crockpot can't wait to try it this evening!!
Best chicken parmesan recipe ever! I made it last night, exactly as directed, and it turned out delicious. Was ready in six hours. Thank you, Brandie!!!
I made this last night and it was fabulous!
I have a question for ya. What if I wanted to make some of this a head of time? For example, I would bread the thawed chicken, brown it, and then freeze it in a separate bag. Then I would have some chicken ready to go when I needed them, right? Then when the time comes to cook them, throw the frozen breasts on tops of the sauce like normal.
I think that’s a great idea! I don’t see why it wouldn’t work:)
made this tonight! very good I added a little parm cheese to my bread crumbs. love love your website!
Welllll, I just tried this and realized I forgot to fry the chicken first! I just laid the breaded pieces in. They didn’t stick totally but the taste was still great!
I made this on the low setting but it was soo tender that it fell apart. It's probably just the settings on my crockpot. Nonetheless, it was amazing! I am trying in on high heat tonight for three hours. I'm sure it will be more than done and turn out just as great!
Has anyone done this and put it on HIGH for 3-4 hours? I'm gone too long all day to do it on low in the AM..I come home for lunch & throw stuff in there. I'm afraid of the panko burning though?
I'm making this tonight. It looks awesome and smells amazing.
Made this tonight – it was great 🙂
Hi Brandie! Thanks for sharing this recipe! I love using the crock-pot and this sounds delicious! Blessings from Bama!
This was delicious! Loved it – thank you!!
Love my crockpot so thanks for sharing new recipes.
I must make a comment though about the "fancy" digital crockpots. We got one for Christmas one year and left in the morning with the thought that we would come home to a great smelling dinner. It didn't happen that way. The electricity at our house flipped sometime early morning and that turned off the crockpot and since its digital it didn't just turn back on. So we came home to a raw piece of meat that had to be thrown away. That was the end of the "fancy" digital crockpot at our house.
I am totally all over these crock pot recipes. When it is 106 or worse and my husband does not want one more salad or sandwich…well, you understand?
*SHRUG* SOOOOO dont make salad and sandwiches??
This looks sooooo delicious! Can't wait to try it!
This recipe looks so good ( and easy to assemble ) =) love it!
I shared on Pinterest and Google+ ..plus I added to my recipe email folder, so I would remember to make this! =)
Melissa
Keep the crock pot recipes coming! I need to start using mine more during the week!
I'm looking for new crock pot recipes to try, so keep them coming! This one looks delicious.