Chicken Parm Stuffed Garlic Bread
This Chicken Parm Stuffed Garlic Bread is 2 comfort food favorites in 1! Crispy chicken and melty cheese stuffed inside garlicky, buttery bread. Pass me a slice!
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Garlic is an incredible plant. Not only does it ward off vampires, but there are literally dozens of health benefits associated with garlic. It’s an antioxidant. It lowers cholesterol. It has anticancer properties. It helps regulate blood pressure. Heck, it even helps fight the common cold. In fact, I’ve heard garlic called ‘the healthiest food in the world.’
Did you know that holding raw garlic against skin wounds helps them heal faster? British soldiers in WWI used this technique quite often. Even today, many folks claim that holding sliced garlic against your skin will help acne. Crazy stuff! (General public service announcement: As good as garlic is for humans, the American Kennel Club says that garlic (and onions) can be toxic to dogs. So don’t give your pet garlic!)
So with all those health benefits in mind, I say go eat another slice of this Chicken Parm Stuffed Garlic Bread! Wait. Chicken Parm Stuffed what!? Yup, garlic bread. Take 2 classic comfort foods and shove ’em together, and you end up with this delicious appetizer/snack! I’ve always loved a good buttery, garlicky slice of bread, so when I stumbled across the idea of stuffing that bread with another comfort food favorite…well, I was hooked!
Chicken Parm Stuffed Garlic Bread
Chicken Parm Stuffed Garlic BreadFor this chicken parm, I “cheated” and just pan-fried the Panko-coated chicken without any oil. After all, you’re just looking to cook that chicken so you can stuff it inside of that buttery, delicious bread!
Now that I’ve made (and devoured) this Chicken Parm Stuffed Garlic Bread, I kinda want to try my hand at other stuffed garlic bread ideas. What about Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Garlic Bread? Or French Dip Stuffed Garlic Bread? Basically imagine any sort of comfort food. Now imagine stuffing it into a loaf of garlic bread. Probably sounds pretty good, right? I know this Chicken Parm Stuffed Garlic Bread didn’t last long around our house!
Want to win the Super Bowl appetizer table? Make a loaf of this stuffed garlic bread. No, check that. Make 2 loaves. Chances are the first loaf won’t even make it out of your house!
Baker’s note: Make sure to pick up a nice big loaf of Italian or French bread. You’ll be pulling out the bread in the middle of the loaf, so you need to make sure the loaf is large enough to handle getting stuffed with the chicken parm. I was initially looking at this nice artisan baguette at the store, but I realized it would be wasted on this recipe. Go with a larger, breadier loaf of Italian or French bread instead. Happy baking!
Did you make a batch of this Chicken Parm Stuffed Garlic Bread at home? Leave a comment. Or snap a photo and tag me on Instagram (@Spicedblog)!
Chicken Parm Stuffed Garlic Bread
Ingredients
For the Chicken Parm Bread
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- 1 cup Italian panko-style breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 large baguette
- 14-16 slices mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup fresh basil leaves chopped
- marinara sauce for dipping
For the Garlic Butter
- 5 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1½ tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Working with one piece of chicken at a time, lay chicken breast between two pieces of plastic wrap and then pound thin using a kitchen mallet until ~ ½” thick. (Tip: A rolling pin works great if you don’t have a kitchen mallet!) Repeat with other chicken breast.
- Slice chicken into ½” strips.
- Spread flour onto large plate.
- Pour beaten eggs into a shallow bowl.
- On a separate plate, combine the breadcrumbs with Parmesan cheese.
- Place a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Dip strips of chicken first into the flour, then into the beaten eggs and then finally into the breadcrumb mixture. Place the chicken into the skillet.
- Cook chicken for 6-7 minutes, flipping occasionally, or until fully cooked.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Slice baguette into 4 pieces. Using your fingers, tear out the center portion of each piece.
- Lay 2 slices of mozzarella on top of each other with a 1” overlap. Place a cooked chicken strip on top and then sprinkle with chopped basil. Fold the mozzarella around the chicken and then insert chicken into the hollowed-out baguette.
- Slice baguette chunks into 1” pieces. Line pieces up so that they are touching and then place vertically on a foil-lined sheet pan.
- Using a small bowl, whisk all ingredients for the garlic butter together; brush mixture evenly on top of baguette.
- Wrap foil around baguette. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until mozzarella cheese has completely melted.
- Remove from oven and serve hot with marinara sauce for dipping.
Notes
Looking for more tasty Super Bowl appetizer recipes? Check out these other favorites, too:
Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches
Bacon Wrapped Breadsticks with Queso
Oh, man, I love garlic so much. I always have it on hand and I use soooo much in recipes! Heck, I even love the smell of it on my hands..weird, right? Lol! I know I’d devour this one! Chicken, cheese, garlic, carbs? What’s not to love?? Happy Friday, my friend 🙂
You’re telling me, Dawn! We go through garlic around here like you wouldn’t believe. Obviously there’s things like garlic bread, but I almost always use garlic when sauteing onions and veggies, too. It brings so much flavor! Speaking of flavor, this chicken parm stuffed garlic bread. Just make it. 🙂
We are big garlic fans! Our only rule is that when there is a lot of garlic involved, everyone has to eat it, lol! This stuffed garlic bread looks phenomenal – I’d love it for any meal of the day!
Hah! Fair enough with the garlic rule. I totally get it. But garlic really does bring such flavor. And this stuffed garlic bread? Oh man, this is a huge favorite around here. And it’s surprisingly not that hard to make either. Thanks, Marissa! 🙂
wow! I am speechless. Truly. This is fantastic!
Haha. Thanks, Mimi!
Isn’t chicken and melted cheese such a delicious combination? Then lots of garlic added in too. Yum! This chicken stuffed garlic bread seems really easy to make. I wonder if I could take it to work as a packed meal too? I’ll just have watch the amount of garlic around my colleagues though. Ha ha!
You said it, Neil. Chicken, cheese, garlic bread. How can you go wrong with that combo? And, yes, this one is surprisingly easy to make. I think you probably could take it as a packed meal. Just wrap it in foil and then heat (still wrapped) on low temperature in a toaster oven. And you could pack on the extra garlic if you want your coworkers to leave you alone for the afternoon! 🙂
Wowwww this is awesome! Love your technique! As I was looking at it, I couldn’t figure out how you got the chicken inside! Cool how you didn’t need oil to cook the chicken. And I love how the sauce is for dipping, that way the bread doesn’t get soggy. My kids would go crazy over this!
Exactly! This technique is super easy, Kelly. No need to wrap the chicken up in dough or anything. And I thought about including sauce inside the bread, but as you noted – it would’ve made everything soggy. Using the sauce as a dip solved that problem. This one truly is delicious! 🙂
You just combined the two most delicious things! This is a must try!
Definitely put this one on the list, Alex! It’s super tasty…and not all that difficult to make either!
oh yum yum david. i love chicken and garlic together. and as you say, so useful in getting rid of your local vampires.:)
Yup, no need to worry about those vampires hanging around – we’ve got stuffed garlic bread to solve that problem! 🙂 Thanks, Sherry!
What a great idea, David! This could really help with my vampire problem, and it looks so tasty!
You have a vampire problem? I’d like to hear more about that, Jeff.
Now this one’s going on the list for the upcoming European Curling Championship party in early May. Speaking of curling, Mollie over at FrugalHausfrau passed this link on to me about US curling and I thought you might enjoy it as well. https://www.exploreminnesota.com/travel-ideas/minnesota-is-crazy-for-curling/
David, you’re going to be worn out making all these game day pleasures and just want a bowl of chips for the big game. Hopefully, you’ll be a guest at someone else’s SB party and be able to enjoy the game.
Hah! I think you nailed it, Ron. We’ve been hitting the gameday appetizers pretty hard here on the blog…so much so that I’m pretty sure I’ll be over them by the time the actual Super Bowl arrives. Also, thanks for passing along the curling link – I’m gonna take a look at that one right now! I just did my 2nd bonspiel in a row this past weekend. I could use a couple days off from curling now. 🙂
Oh my goodness! This is a meal in one! What a great idea and talk about a flavor winner! You know I’m making this one right away!
Yes! Definitely put this on the menu right away, Kathy. It’s so tasty, and it’s a fun way to serve up a classic. Perfect for game day if you ask me!
You say pass me a slice. I say pass me the loaf! Seriously, I love everything about this. Especially the garlic!! 🙂 ~Valentina
Haha! Tell me about it, Valentina. One slice of this stuffed garlic bread definitely isn’t enough. 🙂
This looks absolutely delicious. I love garlic toast and stuffing it only makes it better.
You can say that again, Dawn! There’s just something magical about garlic bread…but then stuff it with another comfort food classic? Well sign me up for that one!
Delicious. I used Provolone cheese because I had 3 opened packages in the freezer. it was so good.
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, Carol! I agree that provolone would be an excellent cheese to use here – flavorful and melty. 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed this recipe!!
I absolutlely love it, can so does my entire family. We always have it for holidays and special occasions. I need to make it more often for sure.
Thanks so much, Axel! Glad you enjoy this recipe – it’s a good one for sure!