Recipe and photos by Launie Kettler

The fun – and we mean real fun – of chicken parmesan (AKA chicken parm and chicken parmigiana) is the contrast of fried chicken with creamy and melty mozzarella and a sprightly pasta sauce as a barrier between the two. 

But, what if you didn’t need to fry the chicken? What if you could get that amazing crunch just by using high heat in the oven and some coarse breadcrumbs? 

Well, well, well. 

That would be even more fun, don’t you think? 

Bonus: We’ve included a fresh tomato no-cook sauce recipe that will knock your socks off. 

Socks, be gone! 

So, grab your favorite F.N. Sharp Utility Knife and preheat that oven. 

You’ve got some magic to make! Just make the pasta of your choice while the chicken is baking, and you’ve got an insanely delicious meal just waiting for you!

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Lightened Up Chicken Parmesan Recipe

Serves 3.

No-Cook Tomato Sauce Ingredients:

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About the Recipe Creator

Launie Kettler is a food writer and photographer who cooks big food in a small kitchen in northern Vermont. Her husband and cats are tolerant of the fact that she plays the same Wilco and Son Volt albums over and over while pontificating about the beauty of cumin. 

Launie is also the co-author of The Everything Mediterranean Slow Cooker Cookbook and her recipes have been featured in Where Women Cook, Fresh Magazine, and on Salon.

You can find and follow Launie's adventures on her social handle @teenytinykitchenvt on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and her blog at TeenyTinyKitchen.com.