I love Longhorn Steakhouse Parmesan Crusted Chicken. It is a savory chicken breast that is made with an ordinary chicken breast. Who doesn’t want to make something special out of a boneless skinless chicken breast?
You may love the Longhorn Steakhouse. Did you know their meat is never frozen? For me, that makes it taste even better.
I think this parmesan crusted chicken is a great weeknight dish. We all often stare at those boneless skinless chicken breasts and wonder what we can transform this versatile cut of meat into for dinner. This is a great dish to make.
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Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make parmesan crusted chicken:
- Chicken breasts, skinless and boneless
- Lea & Perrin’s Chicken Marinade
- Vegetable oil
- Panko bread crumbs
- Butter
- Gruyere cheese
- White Cheddar cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Fontina cheese
- Heavy cream
How to Make Longhorn Parmesan Crusted Chicken
I like to start this recipe out with large chicken breasts and cut them in half horizontally. The large chicken breasts that I get are normally about the size of my palm. If yours are smaller, you could simply pound them out with a mallet. When you pound them out with a mallet they are more even in thickness and it will make them easier to cook.
I marinate the chicken with Lea & Perrin’s Chicken Marinade (it is in a bottle with a tan and green wrapper). I think this is a great marinade, as it packs in a lot of flavors. If you don’t have this on hand, you could use a little Italian dressing, it won’t be quite the same, but I think the marinade is critical to the dish.
I do one change from the restaurant, I have always noted and love the way the cheese melts in this recipe. You can skip this part. I make a little cheese sauce with some of the cheese blend and the heavy cream. Again, this is my personal copycat recipe, and I just like the way this melts.
Longhorn Steakhouse Parmesan Crusted Chicken has a layer of cheese on the top. After the chicken breast is grilled it is topped with the cheese blend. I simply put a spoon of the melted cheese then top it with the grated cheese. This way after it is browned you enjoy a consistent layer of cheese across the top of the chicken. Again, you can skip my addition of the added melted cheese sauce.
I know what you are thinking now, what else can I serve for dinner? You can make delicious Longhorn Steakhouse Mac and Cheese, Parmesan Crusted Asparagus, or Mushroom Bisque.
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Longhorn Steakhouse Parmesan Crusted Chicken
Ingredients
- 12 ounces chicken breasts (2 portions)
- 1 cup Lea & Perrin’s Chicken Marinade
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
Cheese Blend
- 1 ounce Gruyere cheese shredded
- 4 ounces white Cheddar shredded
- 1 tablespoons Parmesan cheese shredded
- 2 ounces Fontina cheese shredded
Cheese Sauce
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup cheese blend
Instructions
- Slice chicken breasts in half horizontally, and place into a zip top bag and add marinade. The chicken should marinate for at least 30 minutes, it is better if you allow it to marinate longer. I like to let mine marinate overnight when possible.
- Heat a large skillet to medium heat. Add a vegetable oil. When the vegetable oil heats up add chicken. Cook the chicken for 6 to 7 minutes on one side, then flip over and cook on the other side for 4 to 5 minutes. The chicken should have a lightly browned outside edge.
- While the chicken is cooking toss together the cheeses (Gruyere, white Cheddar, Parmesan, and Fontina). If you desire to make the cheese sauce by heating together the heavy cream and 1/2 cup of the cheese in a small skillet over low heat. Also, add the Panko breadcrumbs to a small bowl and add the melted butter. Toss the Panko breadcrumbs with the melted butter until they are lightly coated with butter.
- Set your oven to broil. To assemble the chicken place chicken on an oven safe dish or pan and add about 1 tablespoon of cheese sauce to the chicken, then add shredded cheese blend, then top with buttered Panko Bread Crumbs. Do this for each of the chicken breasts. Place the chicken under the broiler and broil for 3 to 4 minutes or until the cheese begins to brown.
Kim Johnson
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Crystal Goodwin
I tried this recipe it delicious. Register me for more copy cat recipes.
P. Allen
Great recipe! Parmesan crusted meatballs! I actually made meatballs and followed the directions as if it was chicken. My whole family loved it even picky 12 year old. Served it with a side of fries. It was a good combo. Thank you for sharing the recipe
Sarah
Wow!! It looks so yummy. I will definitely try this tonight. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Almir Mehanovic
I couldn’t find the marinate you said. I found tan and green bottle by lea & perrins worcestershire sauce.
Is this it?
I am making it tonight. I hope it’ll be like longhorn.
Thanks
Almir
I couldn’t find the marinate you said. I found tan and green bottle by lea & perrins worcestershire sauce.
Is this it?
I am making it tonight. I hope it’ll be like longhorn.
Thanks
Crystal T. Moore
I cooked this tonight and it was delicious! Thanks do much for the recipe. The chicken was so juicy and I made a side of cheese tortellini with alfredo bail pesto.sauce and the whole meal was perfect. I pinned so hopefully more people can enjoy.
Myrtle A. Felder
I have seen lots of awesome reviews of this dish and lots of people saying they love the Longhorn version. I am curious of those who made it and have eaten it at Longhorn, how it compares 🙂 Just curious, I can’t wait to try it!
Monica
I made this for my little brothers 22nd birthday two days ago and I must say this was spot on in every way…you did an amazing job… My family cannot stop talking about it… They want it again for tonight’s dinner and I have all the ingredients except chicken breast this time… Is there a way for me to use chicken thighs instead?
Stephanie
That’s awesome!!! I am so glad to hear that!
Stephanie
I think you could do this with boneless thighs, if they are bone-in, you could also do it, but people will have to use their knife and fork to cut the chicken when they eat it.
Richard Vanmeter
Looks delicious! I really need to go try this at longhorn … Never had anything but the steaks there which are created to savory perfection as well!!
pammy
SPOT ON …felt like I was at long horn. Easy to make and wonderful taste!
Stephanie
I am glad you liked the recipe.
Drew
This looks amazing! This is my go to meal at Longhorn so it’s nice to have finally found this.
Charlie Mae Delaney Woods
This is what I always order with a double order of Mashed Potatoes.
klyesq
This is my daughter’s favorite thing at Longhorn! We always tease her about ordering chicken at a steak restaurant! I’m going to surprise her by making this – thanks for the great recipe!
Harold
Thank you for sharing a great recipe!
V. Sam
Hello, I was in search for new chicken recipe and longhorn steakhouse parmesan crusted chicken is definitely worth trying as it looks yummy in the photographs and is also easy to prepare. The cheese sauce accompanied with it enhances its taste and makes it better. It is a perfect dish to be cooked when I am calling few guests for dinner.
Sarah Hanson
A formula is wonderful, looking very good, thank you
Jaackie Fisher
Thank you so much for a chicken recipe with some flavor. The cheese sauce is very good. Jackie Fisher
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Stephanie
I was drawn by the photo of the Parmesan crusted chicken. It looks really tasty. I’m always looking for new chicken dishes and I will have to give this one a try! Thanks for posting! Now I know what’s for dinner!
Michelle
Stella Jobe
Looks delicious. Always looking for something special to do with chicken.