Chicken Parmesan Casserole recipe that is the easy gluten-free dish your whole family will be talkin’ about. Bake it up and devour!
(Gluten-Free, Low-Sugar, Nut-free, Dairy-Free friendly)
As one of our most popular recipes is this Chicken Parmesan Pasta Casserole – so popular it has earned a facelift! Woot!
This Chicken Parmesan Casserole has had raving review after raving review. For good reason, it is delicious and easy to make.
Both requirements to be allowed on VeggieBalance. We don’t do complicated here.
This is all we’ve got to do to have this gooey Chicken Parmesan Casserole on the table.
- Cook the pasta. Simple enough.
- Add your cooked chicken, sauce and gluten-free breadcrumbs.
- Add more sauce.
- Top with cheese andddddd BAKE.
Can you handle that? I think we all can handle that.
Now you are more than welcome to not bake in the casserole dish to save time from pan to belly but the baking does something beautiful.
The pasta and sauce meld together with the tomatoey and basil goodness. Bonus: This dish is super easy to serve straight away. Place it on the dinner table and watch your family devour. Dinner success.
TIP: When using gluten-free pasta, after you cook and drain, RINSE THE PASTA OFF.
Yes, I’m slightly yelling at you about this tip. Because it is important. Gluten-free pasta is delicious but you’ve got to learn how to work with it. Rinsing the pasta off will get rid of the extra starch and prevent the pasta from grouping together into a gloopy mass.
Yep. Gloopy is not a word I’ve ever used here before. But in this context its perfect.
If you’d like to take an extra step, you can use our homemade spaghetti sauce in this dish instead of store bought.
I’ve made this Chicken Parmesan Casserole many ways.
- Roasted the chicken, homemade marinara sauce.
- Store bought roasted chicken, homemade marinara sauce
- The normal lately? Store bought roasted chicken and store bought marinara sauce.
It was a progression into lazier cooking. Is that even possible?? I’m pretty lazy already.
Whatever cook level you may be at in your life at this point, this Chicken Parmesan Pasta Casserole is divine and will earn a place on the weeknight dinner rotation just like it has for so many others.
Chicken Parmesan Casserole Recipe
Main
Gluten-Free, Low-Sugar, Nut-free, Dairy-Free friendly
American
Yield: 8
Prep Time:10 min
Cook Time:40 min
Total Time:50 min
Ingredients:
- 2 skinless chicken breasts, cooked, shredded into pieces. (apprx 2 cups)
- 2 1/2 cups marinara sauce (or try our homemade spaghetti sauce recipe)
- 4 cups favorite gluten-free pasta, cooked
- 1 cup frozen spinach, thawed
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded (or dairy-free alternative)
- 1/3 cup cornmeal / gluten-free breadcrumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
Directions:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
- 2. In a large bowl combine sliced chicken, cooked pasta, spinach, marinara sauce and 2/3 cup parmesan cheese.
- 3. Mix until combined.
- 4. Spread the pasta in a 8x8 casserole dish.
- 5. Spread breadcrumbs over pasta. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
- 6. Cover casserole dish with foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake uncovered for another 10 minutes for cheese to brown and casserole is bubbly.
Author: Linnie
Recipe Video:
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 330
Other nutrition information: Fat: 12 g Saturated fat: 4 g Unsaturated fat: 5 g Trans fat: 0 g Carbohydrates: 11 g Sugar: 0 g Sodium: 569 mg Fiber: 2 g Protein: 21 g Cholesterol: 58 mg
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(106 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)
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Yes! Thank you so much for posting this. I am always looking for gluten free recipes that are actually comforting. Look one definitely looks it. I’m adding it to my meal plan for next week!
Yay! Hope you enjoy it Cricket. 🙂
This was one of the best gluten-free recipes I found online, absolutely delicious! Hope you post more gluten-free recipes in the future.
Thanks Lauren! So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
All of Veggie Balance recipes are gluten-free as of September 2014. There are plenty of gluten-free recipes to rummage through. Hope to see you around here more. <3 🙂
Is this healthy? And do you use the homemade spaghetti sauce with this?
Hi Stacey! It is skinnier than the traditional Chicken Parmesan Casseroles I’ve seen. It also does have minimal cheese as well vs. traditional dishes. The nutrition information is below the recipe. I have made it with my homemade marinara sauce and also with store bought. Sometimes I add mushrooms to the sauce and it adds an additional kick to this dish I love, sometimes I don’t. It is a very versatile dish. 🙂
Hope this help and you get a chance to make it!
Could this be made ahead of time and reheated?
Yes! Of course, fresh right out of the oven is the preferred time to serve. However, this is definitely can be reheated again.
Do you think it would be okay to not even bread the chicken???
Yes most definitely! I’ve made it that way before when I was not feeling that extra step. 😉
Could this put in the freezer & baked at a later time?
I personally have not tried this. I would say it’s definitely worth a try, I think it would be OK still.
I was wondering if you mix the breadcrumbs and the cornmeal or just use one or the other
I use one or the other. The gluten-free breadcrumbs I’ve purchased in the past were actually cornmeal lol so I just use cornmeal more often for that reason when breading things. Hope this helps! 🙂
could i throw in some raw broccoli and carrots? Do you think the carrots would cook in time if I cut them small enough?
Mmm… If you cut them extremely small (like almost shaved) yes I think it would work. TO be safe I’d quickly microwave or steam them because nothing worse than crunchy carrots in a casserole. 😉
When do you add the oregano & basil? They are in the ingredient list, but I didn’t see the step where you add them.
Can I make this without the pasta? Then cook pasta and add casserole on top? No one else in the family likes gluten free pasta!
Yeah that could probably work.
Is it ok to use fresh spinach instead?
Yes I have many times myself