Combine two Italian dinner favorites into one with this delicious chicken Parmesan lasagna. This recipe promises amazing flavor and cheesy goodness!
We’re big fans of flavorful baked chicken Parmesan in my house. It’s the perfect dinner for family night.
Of course no one turns down a cheesy lasagna when I pull a pan full out of the oven.
Between chicken Parmesan and good old-fashioned lasagna, it’s hard to decide what to make for dinner.
Now you can have two classic Italian favorites in one yummy dish!
My chicken Parm lasagna marries both of these comfort food favorites into one.
Chicken cutlets are crusted in Panko bread crumbs, cooked and chopped up and nestled in between layers of cheesy ricotta filling, tangy jarred or homemade marinara sauce and no-boil lasagna noodles.
Making this lasagna couldn’t be any easier. Many lasagna recipes call for up to 4 cups of ricotta cheese.
I found 2 cups to be plenty and just as cheesy and delicious.
How to make this Chicken Parmesan Lasagna
Pick up a few simple ingredients at your local grocery store. You’ll need:
Chicken breasts
Eggs
Panko break crumbs
Olive Oil
Lasagna Noodles (I love the ready noodles by Barilla pasta)
Your favorite jars of marinara
Mozzarella. Ricotta and Parmesan cheeses
How to Make this Lasagna
Prepare and cook the chicken by first dredging each piece into an egg bath followed by a covering of breadcrumbs. Fry or bake the chicken until cooked.
Combine the cheeses in a large bowl.
Prepare a lasagna pan with marinara on the bottom, followed by a layer of chicken, no boil noodles and cheese mixture.
Continue adding the noodles.
Followed by the cheesy ricotta mixture.
Add more sauce as you go. Finish with a cup of mozzarella cheese on top and bake the lasagna to cheesy deliciousness.
My family likes their pasta saucy. I used 6 cups of marinara in the recipe but I made sure we had a little extra simmering on the stove.
We like to drizzle a little extra on top.
This dish can be assembled ahead of time. Our weekdays are busy, so I used Sunday to prepare and cook the chicken.
With the chicken cubed, I was able to assemble this recipe in a matter of minutes the next day.
Can I freeze a chicken lasagna?
Yes you can freeze this dish to serve later. Simply allow the frozen dish to come to room temperature before baking.
This is a favorite recipe to bring to a potluck, a new mom or even for a holiday meal.
Be sure to check out my recipes for Meat Lover’s Lasagna, Cheesy Eggplant Bake and Easy Eggplant Parmesan as well as my homemade sauce.
Delicious salads to serve with this chicken parmesan lasagna
TOMATO, FRESH MOZZARELLA AND ARUGULA SALAD WITH BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE
APPLE PECAN SALAD WITH HONEYCRISP APPLES
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Easy Chicken Parmesan Lasagna Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless , sliced into 8 cutlets
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 2 cups Panko bread crumbs
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 box oven-ready lasagna noodles
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 2 jars marinara
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- To prepare the chicken prepare two separate shallow dishes. Place the two beaten eggs into one shallow bowl and breadcrumbs into another. Dip each piece of chicken into the egg, then into the breadcrumb mixture.
- Transfer each cutlet to the hot skillet. Cook the chicken until golden brown, about four minutes per side. It may take two cycles to cook the chicken. Transfer the chicken to a platter to cool. Then chop each chicken cutlet into cubes.
- Pre heat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine the ricotta, 2 cups mozzarella and the half cup Parmesan cheese. Mix well.
- Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with cooking spray. Pour 1 1/2 cup of marinara into the bottom of the pan. Top with three lasagna noodles. Spread 1/3 of the cheese mixture followed by 2 cups of the chopped chicken and 1 1/2 cups of tomato sauce. Repeat the layers of noodles.
- For the final layer, top with three noodles, the remaining cheese mixture and the remaining sauce. Sprinkle the top of the lasagna with one cup of the mozzarella cheese.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove the foil for the last 5 minutes of cooking time. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
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My mouth just flooded with saliva when this page loaded! I always though lasagna was incredibly difficult to make at home, but you just make it look so easy! Will be trying this one soon!
Thanks Tina. It’s such an easy recipe and there’s plenty for leftovers.
Woah! Woah! Woah! I’m always down for a good mashup. . .especially when it involves lasagne and chicken farm. And frankly all that cheesy and saucy goodness is impossible to resist.
Thanks Lynn. This recipe was a recent winner when the whole family came into town. I was able to visit instead of spending all my time in the kitchen. That’s what I love about these easy recipes.
This is a great idea and I love that you made it an easy recipe. Can’t wait to try it.
Using rotisserie chicken is the way to go to cut down on the prep. The result is delicious and it serves a crowd.
Wow chicken parm AND lasagna! I love that you seem to have the same lasagna technique as me – putting the sheets of uncooked pasta and relying on the sauce to cook them in the oven rather than boiling them first. I always feel like I’m doing the easy version but it really is so much quicker! I might add a layer of a cheesy bechamel sauce to this to make it my own – I’ll let you know how it is!
Thanks Fiona. This is such an easy recipe and I’m all about easy. I always use the easy-bake noodles too.
One of my favorites and you made it look so easy.
Thanks so much 🙂
Great! This is easy, I like the chicken very much. It should be really good in lasagna. Thinking to add some veggies. Maybe onion and broccoli. 🙂
Adding veggies would up the flavor quotient of this recipe. And a great way to tuck in those veggies. Thanks Yung:)