Tonight on my menu we were supposed to have something completely different for dinner and I had to make a quick adjustment because my husband was needing to leave an hour earlier before he went to mutual (a weekly activity for teens in our church). So, I took a quick peek into my freezer and I saw that I had these chicken patties that you will see in my picture below. I generally keep these on hand for a quick fix meal at any time in our house especially on school nights where I have to teach the next day. Sometime in the future I will share my recipe of a more traditional Chicken Parmesan that I prefer to eat, but in a pinch this works great!
I also really LOVE this brand of marinara sauce, Francesco Rinaldi. No high fructose to be found, and it just tastes good to me, try it. I find it pretty cheap at Winco.
For my oldest (7 years) and I, we generally eat 1 chicken patty, my youngest (2 years) only eats about a half unless he is super hungry. My husband generally eats 2 of these. This is just to give you an idea of how much to prepare, but it's totally up to you.
Quick Chicken Parmesan
5 chicken patties
Marinara Sauce
5 slices of mozzarella cheese
1. Turn your oven to 400 degrees (what the package says to cook the chicken).
2. Lay your chicken on a cookie sheet. For quick clean up lay parchment paper over cookie sheet, then top with chicken patties.
3. Spoon marinara sauce onto chicken patties.
4. Top chicken patties with mozzarella cheese.
5. Bake 17-20 minutes (or follow your package instructions).
*We will sometimes serve this pasta and a veggie, or garlic bread and a veggie. I feel like these chicken patties are so versatile. Sometimes we will top them with BBQ sauce and smoke Gouda, or instead of having a hamburger you can have a chicken burger.
One final note, make sure to get the "Chicken Patties" not the "Southern Style Chicken Patties", once I made that mistake and that Quick Chicken Parmesan did not taste the same.
I also think this recipe would be great to suggest for someone who may have college students. This is not a show stopper recipe, but it sure helps in a pinch. Hope this helps you for some of those crazy nights where things don't go as planned, but you don't want to take the splurge and eat out.
Recipe Source: My mom
