High Protein Chicken Parmesan (with Cottage Cheese)

2

This high protein chicken parmesan was absolutely incredible tasting. I wasn’t confident in the cottage cheese pulling through in this recipe. Boy was I wrong. My family and I really loved this simple combination. We especially loved the extra protein from the cottage cheese.

In order to produce a successful outcome, you MUST tenderize the chicken breast pieces. It is an absolute game changer. The meat turns out so tender and juicy. Once you try this, you will never skip this step again. I use this Meat Tenderizer to get my chicken parmesan super tender.

If you don’t have cottage cheese, simply sub in ricotta cheese. If you like this recipe you are going to love my Baked Pesto Chicken or my Easy Pizza Stuffed Chicken or my Parmesan Chicken Fingers.

This serves up great with a some of my Maroulosalata aka Greek Lettuce Salad or my Feta Cucumber Avocado Salad or my Creamy Prasini Salata.

Thank you for stopping by Hungry Happens! If you create this dish or any other from our site, we would greatly appreciate you taking the time to comment and rate the recipes! LOVE YOUR LIFE!

High Protein Chicken Parmesan

• Print
• Rate
• Watch
• Share

  • Pin
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email

5 from 1 vote

Servings: 3

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Cook Time: 15 minutes mins

Total Time: 20 minutes mins

This chicken parmesan is quick, healthy, delicious and packed with high protein. If you love Italian food, you're going to love this healthy dinner!

Equipment

• cutting board
• large rimmed baking sheet
• meat tenderizer

Ingredients 

• 3 chicken breasts, tenderized
• 2 tsp olive oil
• salt, garlic powder, onion powder + Italian herb blend
• 1/2 heaping cup marinara sauce (divided)
• 1/2 heaping cup cottage cheese (divided)
• 4 oz freshly grated parmesan (divided)

optional garnish: fresh parsley + chili pepper flakes

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425℉. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place tenderized chicken breasts on baking sheet. Coat chicken pieces with olive oil. Then season them on both sides generously with salt, onion powder, garlic powder and Italian herb blend. Bake for 15 minutes or until chicken's internal temperature reaches 165℉.
• Remove from oven and top each chicken piece with marinara, then 3 tbs cottage cheese and then with lots of grated parmesan. Place back in the oven for 5-7 minutes.

Notes

You may also like my Pizza Stuffed Chicken

If you don’t have cottage cheese, simply sub in ricotta cheese.

 

Nutrition

Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 794mg | Potassium: 488mg | Fiber: 0.003g | Sugar: 0.04g | Vitamin A: 362IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 340mg | Iron: 1mg

Author: Stella Drivas