Irresistible Chicken Parmesan Sandwich

Looking for a delicious dinner or a tasty treat for game day? These Chicken Parmesan sub sandwiches are perfect for both! They're super easy to make and ready in just 30 minutes. The ingredients are only basic pantry and refrigerator items. These sandwiches are also a hit at game-day parties. You can even cut the chicken into smaller pieces and serve them on slider buns. We love making them in the air fryer or the oven, depending on our mood!

I mean, who wouldn't love tender chicken breast with flavorful seasoning, smothered in marinara sauce and ooey gooey cheese, served on a soft bun?

Making the Chicken Parmesan Sandwich recipe

This chicken parmesan sandwich dinner is really quick to make. The most challenging part is mixing the panko ingredients and beating the egg. We prefer to use small chicken breasts or chicken tenders, but if you only have a large chicken breast, there are two ways to prepare the chicken.

1. Cut the chicken breast down the middle, cutting through the thick part of the chicken so it's about ½ inch thick.
2. The easiest way to prepare the chicken is to wrap it in saran wrap and beat it with a meat tenderizer until it's about a ½ inch thick. Now this is a major stress reliever because you can take out all those issues that happened during the day. haha

I always like to get all the ingredients out of the pantry before starting to cook. Its another way to cut out the stress when making dinner. I mean making dinner should be a fun time. Get everyone involved. Plus, pour yourself a glass of wine and forget about the day.

In a shallow dish mix together the panko mixture (Panko, Parmesan cheese, oregano, garlic powder, and salt). Beat the egg in a dish large enough to dip the chicken breast in.

Preparing the chicken for the air fryer or oven

Lightly coat the chicken with cornstarch. This step helps to create a crispy outer layer on the chicken.

After coating the chicken with cornstarch, dip it in the egg and then coat it with the panko mixture.

Once the chicken breasts are coated with the panko mixture, they're good to go for cooking. We personally like using the air fryer because it's quicker, but the oven works great, too. Lightly spray the chicken with cooking spray. I like to use olive oil or butter spray.

Air fry the chicken for 9 minutes at 400 degrees, or pop it in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook for 3 to 5 minutes in the air fryer and 5 to 8 minutes in a conventional oven. Just be sure to cook the chicken until it reaches 165 degrees internally.

Once the chicken is cooked, go ahead and spread about ¼ cup of marinara sauce on top of each chicken breast. Then, sprinkle ½ ounce of mozzarella cheese on each chicken breast. Pop them in the air fryer or bake them until the cheese is all nicely melted.

Enjoy the chicken parmesan sandwich on your favorite bread. We hope you enjoy this chicken parmesan sandwich recipe as much as we do.

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