If you love crispy chicken cutlets, but don’t want the fat and calories of fried chicken, wait until you try this easy oven baked Gluten Free Chicken Parmesan recipe!!
One bite and you will be hooked. This mouthwatering chicken is crispy on the outside and juicy moist on the inside!! Top these gluten free chicken cutlets with your favorite sauce, mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil!
For my readers who are looking for speedy chicken recipes for those busy school nights, don’t forget to check out all of my popular gluten free chicken recipes!
(*This post was sponsored by FitJoy Foods. All delicious crunch opinions are my own!)
If you love healthy snacks, you are going to LOVE these new grain-free pretzels by FitJoy Foods!! They are the only grain-free pretzel on the market and they are sooo good!! These pretzels are made with real foods, nothing fake, and they contain carefully sourced gourmet ingredients like Himalayan pink salt, sunflower oil, cassava flour, organic honey, etc.
FitJoy uses gourmet ingredients, not like the vegetable oil, corn starch, all-purpose flour, corn oil, or table salt you find in other pretzels.
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Don’t forget to check out their delicious grain-free, gluten-free protein bars too…these are perfect for a school lunchbox or afternoon protein pick me up!!
Grain-Free Breadcrumbs
Now you can have grain-free breadcrumbs !! Just use FitJoy Pretzels to make your breadcrumbs!! I used FitJoy pretzels instead of bread crumbs for these gluten free chicken cutlets.
These chicken cutlets were the perfect base for my gluten free chicken parmesan recipe, but you can also serve these gluten free chicken cutlets smothered in gravy with mashed potatoes, in a chicken sandwich, or eat them plain!
To make these grain-free breadcrumbs, just put your FitJoy Pretzels into a food processor and blend. I like a “chunkier” texture with both small and large chunks of pretzel…it adds to the crunchiness of the coating!
Are you ready to make these Gluten Free Chicken Parmesan?
Add your breadcrumbs, parmesan, basil, garlic powder, and salt to a bowl. Mix it all together.
Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
Add mixed eggs to a bowl and add the breadcrumb mixture to another bowl. Dip the chicken into the egg, then dip into the breadcrumbs. Move the chicken to a baking dish. Repeat until all of the chicken is coated.
(*Tip, slice your chicken breasts lengthwise in half to make a thin chicken cutlet. This will make your chicken thin and crispier on the outside.)
Bake for 20 minutes until mostly done.
Top with marinara sauce. You can make this homemade marinara sauce, or jarred marinara sauce. Try this if you prefer a roasted tomato sauce.
Add mozzarella cheese and return to the oven until the cheese is melted…about 8-10 more minutes. Serve with gluten free pasta!!
Sprinkle with fresh basil and dig in!! Your whole family is going to love this easy chicken parmesan!
More Delicious Chicken Dinner Recipes to Try:
- Gluten Free Chicken Piccata
- Easy Baked Chicken Wings
- Gluten Free Fried Chicken
- Instant Pot Chicken Soup
- Gluten Free Ground Chicken Burgers
Gluten Free Chicken Parmesan
An easy gluten free chicken parmesan recipe with a crunchy chicken coating.
Ingredients
- 4 boneless chicken breasts, skin removed
- 1 cup pasta sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups FitJoy Grain-Free Pretzels
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (more if you prefer foods a little saltier)
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil
Instructions
- Add the FitJoy Pretzels to a food processor and pulse until they are crumbs. Pour them into a bowl.
- Add the crumbs, parmesan, and seasoning into a bowl and mix.
- Break the egg into a bowl and whisk.
- Take the chicken and dip each piece of chicken into egg, flip to coat both sides.
- Put the chicken into the crumbs. Press the chicken in so the crumb mixture sticks to each part of the chicken.
- Place chicken in a baking dish and bake at 350F degrees. Bake chicken for 20 minutes.
- Remove the chicken and top each cutlet with marinara and mozzarella. Bake an additional 8-10 minutes until the cheese melts.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 409 Total Fat: 15g Saturated Fat: 6g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 7g Cholesterol: 177mg Sodium: 1103mg Carbohydrates: 17g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 4g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 49g
Farah
This looks so light and tasty and guilt free. I love the idea of pretzels giving that crunch. Thanks for the recipe!
Sandi Gaertner
You are very welcome Farah 🙂
Claire
We had these for dinner and the crunch of the pretzel was just perfect!!! I love that they aren’t deep fried!
We aren’t GF so I used normal pasta but I cannot wait to make this for my Dad as he is a Coeliac and is going to love the chicken!!
Sandi Gaertner
I am so glad Claire, let me know how he likes it :-).
SHANIKA
I love that this recipe is GF! It looks so perfect for dinner on any given day!
Sandi Gaertner
It is our new favorite 🙂
Tisha
I love that you used pretzels as the breading! So yummy!
Sandi Gaertner
Thanks, Tisha, let me know how the family liked it 🙂
Alexandra
Made this for dinner last night, and it was a real hit with the whole family! The best part? You couldn’t even tell it was GF!
Delicious 🙂
Sandi Gaertner
Wow! You made my day Alexandra 🙂
Genevieve from @fittyfoodlicious
I love the idea of using gluten-free pretzels for this recipe. Looks delicious!
Sandi Gaertner
It was so fun, thank you so much Genevieve 🙂