# Easy Weeknight Chicken Parm Casserole

An easy weeknight chicken parmesan casserole that combines chicken thighs with a flavorful tomato sauce and a cheesy panko topping.

- Total time: 55 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 diced onion
- 1 whole bell pepper
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 0.25 cup chopped basil
- 0.5 tsp oregano
- 0.25 tsp red pepper flakes
- chicken thighs
- salt
- pepper
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
- 0.5 tsp oregano
- 2 tbsp basil
- 1 tbsp olive oil

## Instructions

1. Start by adding a half of a diced onion to a hot oil pan and cook it till those things are tender and golden.
2. Then add one whole bell pepper, any color, but you don't need this part. Throw that part aside.
3. Stir these up, cook these for a couple minutes before you add two to three minced garlic cloves.
4. Just cook those for about a minute.
5. Continue to make the sauce by adding one can of tomato sauce, one can of diced tomatoes, a quarter cup of chopped basil, a half a teaspoon of oregano, a quarter teaspoon of red pepper flakes and just stir this.
6. Bring the sauce to a boil.
7. Once it's boiling, turn the heat down and let it simmer for about 10 minutes.
8. Add all of the sauce to a 9x13 baking dish.
9. Bring in some chicken thighs that you already seasoned with salt and pepper and ploop those right into the sauce.
10. Get a small mixing bowl, add one cup of panko breadcrumbs, one cup of freshly shredded parmesan cheese, a half a teaspoon of oregano, two tablespoons of basil, one tablespoon of olive oil.
11. Stir this till all of it's combined.
12. Start spooning heaping piles of this onto each one of those chicken thighs.
13. Take the whole thing, put it in the oven at 350 for about 45 minutes.
14. When it comes out, scoop up one of these chicken thighs, put it on a plate, get a bite and put the whole thing in your mouth.

## Equipment

- pan
- 9x13 baking dish
- small mixing bowl
- oven

## Tips

- You can omit the bell pepper if you don't want it.
- Serve over pasta.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-04-21

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