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
- One Skillet Italian Sausage Pasta
- 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.
This is a great dump recipe! I made it with putanesca sauce tonight and it was delicious. I used less cheese and no breadcrumbs and it was so tasty.
Will probably try other simple variations.
Thanks so much for a good variation of chicken and pasta!
I wish I would have read the comments before trying this. My noodles did not cook even with the foil on tight. If I try this again, I will precook the noodles.
I landed upon this recipe through Pinterest after searching for a quick supper I could prepare on my lunch break.
I doubled the recipe (big hungry family!), but did follow the recipe as posted (just doubled).
The only modification I made was adding 1 extra cup of water as I was using big rotini noodles and didn’t know if they’d cook the same as penne.
This cooked up amazingly well, in the time specified, and was such a hit in our house! I’m sure glad I made a double batch!
Thank you for sharing this recipe! You made one weeknight dinner super yummy, and painless in the kitchen! 🙂
This meal so so easy and delicious! I’ll absolutely be making this again, but the bread crumbs were way too much. Definitely cut them in half or maybe do 2/3rds a cup. A whole cup was a lot.
I followed this recipe exactlu and it turned out prrfect…vet deliciois…thank you!!!
Hi there, sorry for the not-so-nice comments about this dish. Geez, I never figured people could get so mad about a recipe! 🙂 Anyhow, wanted to tell you that I tried this last night, followed your directions to a T, and it came out perfectly. Pasta was cooked and everything. Not sure what some folks did wrong, but this recipe is now in my rotation. THANK YOU!
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Thank you so much Christine!!! I truly appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment and I’m so glad you liked the recipe.
Wondering the same thing! I love this recipe but want to pre-prep it and put it in the deep freezer so when our baby is born in about a week we don’t have to think much about meals and we can just toss it in the oven
I tried this recipe last night and it was a big hit. Super easy the only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars because it was a little wet. I did make a big change and substituted pasta with veggie noodles. It was delicious. Whole family loved it. Will definitely make this again. Thanks for the recipe.
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Oh my goodness!!! Made this tonight and it turned out amazing!!!! Thanks so much for a quick and easy recipe just when I needed it!!!
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I stirred the dish a couple of times throughout the cooking process and added 10mins of cook time to make sure it everything cooked thoroughly and evenly. I also used only 1/2C of breadcrumbs and added small dabs of butter on top to make sure they browned nicely.
Everything was cooked perfectly and ended up a big hit. Thank you for the quick and yummy recipe!
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Could I try this same recipe with Alfredo sauce too?
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Loved it! Had no problem with pasta being undercooked. My pasta was a 16 oz box and my sauce was 25 oz. I used about 2 lbs of chicken beci had that much. I used 3 cups of water. Cooked it the first time for 30 minutes with foil. Then 15 without. Then 10 with crumbs. Then I let it sit for 15 minutes. It was perfect. Next time I will try it in my 9×13 casserole slow cooker then put the insert in the oven to brown the bread crumbs.
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I am currently waiting for this to cook. The noodles were not close to being cooked when I took them out at the time indicated. I think that maybe it might be helpful to post a pic of the exact ingredients you use as you make it the next time. So people can see the brand and such. Also adjusting “bread crumbs” to Pablo would be good so people can get a closer result to what you posted. I ended up having to add 2 extra cups of water and let it cook an additional 30 min to get the noodles done. But it might just be the difference in brand too. I did make sure I did 12oz of my 16oz box too knowing it would mess it up if I had too many noodles. Anyways, I’m sure it can be tweaked to fix the noodle issue. Hoping it tastes good once it’s done browning!🤞🏻
I make this frequently and have for some time. It’s always turned out well! This is the first time I’ve read the comments and I’m shocked so many have troubles. Mine always cooks great! Thanks for an easy and delicious recipe!
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I made this, but omitted the bread crumbs out of fear from all of the comments. I think I should have just used them because the recipe worked for me. I did have to add an additional 10 minutes but the noodles cooked, and the dish was delicious. Everyone loved it and my 3 year old inhaled it saying “yummy in my tummy”.
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Just test the pasta first before you add the toppings. If it is not done to your liking put it back into the oven for a few more minutes. The recipe is fine, you just need to adjust to your own tastes.
I made this recipe tonight and it was very good. My husband and 4 year old loved it. I did have to bake for 45 minutes. I put it in covered for 25 and the pasta was almost cooked but the chicken was raw. I cooked another 20 minutes covered and topped with cheese and shake n bake because I didnt have breadcrumbs…yup I had that look on my face too!!! Not sure how or when I ran out but…Lol. The only reason I gave it 4 stars and not 5 was because the timing all together took 55 minutes which isnt ideal on a weeknight after work but it was very good and easy to put together. Thank you for the recipe!!! It will be one of my weekend rotation meals for sure!
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This was really good, I used 12 oz of pasta and 2 cups of water, next time I will use 3, the pasta was Al Dante, I baked 30 minutes with foil on, 10 minutes off, and mixed the cheeses and bread crumbs for the topping and cooked another 10 minutes. I also used ring sausage rather than chicken and the fam ate it all!
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I made this recipe tonight. It was so good that I am going to serve it on Saturday for a dinner party of 10 people. I cooked 30 min with the foil, 10 with foil off and 10 after adding cheese/breadcrumb mixture and it browned to my satisfaction. I also added some chopped fresh basil in at the time of the foil removal. I let it sit 15min before serving. The only think I can say about the negative reviews is that they did something wrong or its a fictitious reviewer. Thank you Kara for a great recipe!
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