Dump and Bake Chicken Parmesan
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This recipe for Dump and Bake Chicken Parmesan is an easy, cheesy dinner where everything bakes together in one dish. Just dump and bake and your dinner is ready!
Dump and Bake Chicken Parmesan
Oh my goodness – I have one of the easiest dinner recipes ever to share with you all today! And guess what? You can’t mess it up. This Dump and Bake Chicken Parmesan is fool proof and DELICIOUS!
This is definitely my kind of recipe! It’s quick, easy, and only takes about 5 minutes to throw together – or should i say dump together.
I’m not sure what I love most about this recipe – the fact that the chicken doesn’t have to be pre-cooked, all the cheese that you get with every bite or the fact that it’s super easy to just dump and bake.
Ingredients needed to make Dump and Bake Chicken Parmesan
- Penne pasta – I always use whole wheat pasta but you can use your favorite type of pasta
- Your favorite pasta sauce
- Water
- Chicken (cut into small pieces)
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Bread crumbs
- Salt and pepper
How to make Dump and Bake Chicken Parmesan
Want to know how easy this dinner is to make? Just dump the uncooked noodles, pasta sauce, water, chicken and mozzarella cheese in baking dish. Mix ingredients together in baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.
That’s how easy this dinner is to make! No need to cook the pasta or chicken ahead of time. It all bakes at the same time in one baking dish.
Looking for more easy dinner recipes?
If you love easy dinners as much as I do, you’re going to love these easy dinner recipes:
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole
- Buffalo Ranch Chicken Bake
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- Salsa Verde Chicken Bake
And if you love this recipe, you’ll love this Dump and Bake Mexican Chicken recipe.
Dump and Bake Chicken Parmesan
Ingredients
- 1 12 ounce package whole wheat penne pasta
- 1 24 ounce jar pasta sauce
- 2-3 cups water
- 1 pound of chicken cut into small pieces
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.
- Dump uncooked noodles, pasta sauce, water, chicken and 1/2 cup mozzarella in baking dish. Add salt and pepper. Mix ingredients together. Make sure liquid covers pasta and chicken.
- Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked all the way through.
- Spread breadcrumbs, mozzarella cheese, and Parmesan cheese over pasta dish. Bake uncovered for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bread crumbs are golden brown.
What’s your favorite dump and bake recipe? Please share because you know I’m all about the easy recipes.
Looks delicious!
This is like the best of both worlds! Easy and delish! Thanks for sharing, I can’t wait to try it!
Just wondering how big your 1 package of pasta is? They come in all sizes!!
Do you cook chicken prior to putting it in the oven? What are your tips for making sure the pasta cooks? Thanks!
I found that my pasta was not cooking, so I added in another cup of water, stirred, and added 10 minutes to the cooking time. It was tasty, but I think next time I will cook the pasta first and use about half as much.
No you don’t need to cook the chicken ahead of time. It all cooks together. Make sure your foil is on tight so that it keeps the moisture in to cook the pasta.
I’m pretty sure it was a 12 ounce box of pasta.
I always use panko bread crumbs.
I’m so sorry to hear this. Did you cover the dish with foil while baking? I’m not really sure why your pasta didn’t cook.
This looks amazing. Making for dinner tonight.
Do you have any experience making this ahead of time and freezing until ready to eat?
Just had this for supper tonight! Delicious! I used spaghetti noodles cause it was all I had and they cooked just fine. Mine was a little watery when I first took it out of the oven, but it seemed to thicken up some after sitting. I had two helpings, it was really good!
This recipe is amazing!!! My box of noodles was 16oz so next time I won’t use the whole thing because some of the noodles on top weren’t submerged and got a little burnt.
I will definitely be making this again! Definite crowd pleaser and so easy. It has all I want in a dinner recipe. Not too many ingredients or steps and quick.
Thanks so much for sharing!
I used a 16-oz package of pasta. Had to add two extra cups of water and it could probably have actually used a third extra cup of water besides that. Next time I’ll probably cook the pasta and chicken on the stove top and then put everything together. I had to bake this for about twice the amount of time that was specified in the recipe. It would help if the recipe specified the actual ounces of pasta to use. And you should probably leave the tin foil on until your pasta and chicken are cooked thoroughly.
Cool idea and easy but tasted like cafeteria food. Kinda ick
Thanks Kayla for taking time to comment. I’m so glad you like it!
I had chicken and I had spaghetti sauce.
I found your recipe and needed only to doctor it up a ‘bit’.
Here’s what happened, believe it or not, following your recipe.
I used thin spaghetti instead of penne. After mixing the sauce, water, chicken & noodles I did perform a little seasoning (garlic salt, oregano, S&P and a few pepper flakes- for the sauce I had was pretty plain.
For the bread crumbs I had none so I dried out in the oven a few slices of sourdough and pounded them into crumbs. And…. no shredded (fresg) parma so I used powdered; and not quite enough mozzarella so I sprinkled a mixture of mozza and Colby Jack on top
End Result: It was a Hit!!
Thank you SO much for the inspiration…. this dinner turned out Perfect and I will definitely be making this again (next time I might have the actual ingredients)
THANK YOU SO MUCH for taking the time to leave a positive comment. I make this all the time and it’s always a hit. I’m so glad you liked it.
I made this last night. It was a hit with all thee kids and that’s rare! It was so easy and smelled delicious while baking. I’m vegetarian so didn’t taste it. I used three cups of water and it was a bit on the dry side. I may try two jars or sauce next time. Thanks for sharing this great recipe!
I just made this dish! It’s delicious! My hubby and kids loved it. Made it exactly how is written. It’s easy and delicious. Thank you for sharing!