Adventures in CrockPot Cooking: Chicken Parmesan

We just keep getting better at these CrockPot meals, folks. This one is sure to be a family & guest pleaser!

Ingredients:

--2-4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

--1/2 cup bread crumbs

--1/4 cup parmesan cheese

--1/2 t Italian Seasoning

--1/4 t black pepper

--1/4 t kosher salt (I think this could be left out...I felt like the meal was a little too salty)

--1 T olive oil

--1 beaten egg

--sliced mozzarella cheese

--favorite jarred marinara sauce

Directions:

• Spread olive oil in bottom of CrockPot (I went ahead and turned my CrockPot on low at this point). 
• In a small bowl, beat egg. In a separate, shallow dish, mix together bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, and seasonings. 
• Dip each breast into the egg, then into the bread mixture, coating breast well on both sides. Put chicken breasts in bottom of CrockPot and cover with 3-4 slices of mozzarella cheese. 
• Cover with chosen jar of pasta sauce. 

• Cook on low for 5-6 hours or until chicken is tender. If you use frozen chicken, it will take longer. (I don't recommend using frozen chicken for this recipe, because it makes it harder to get the egg and bread mixture to stick.)

• Serve on top of chosen pasta (we used whole wheat penne pasta) and enjoy! 

Our Reactions

Sarah - I thought this was a delicious meal! The chicken was perfectly tender and had a delicious flavor from all the seasoning and being cooked in pasta sauce for several hours. I think I would use more mozzarella slices next time, and maybe pound out the chicken breasts to make them all and even thickness.

Brian - Brian LOVED this meal. He cleaned his plate and, quite literally, licked it clean. I'm not a huge fan of reheated chicken, so this is one time Brian was VERY thankful that he could eat the rest of the leftovers!