Mini Chicken Parmesan Cups Recipe

Make a chicken and pasta favorite in small appetizer ready portions with this delicious Mini Chicken Parmesan Cups recipe!

Chicken Parmesan is one of my husband’s very favorite dishes. He always jokes that he gained so much weight after we started going out because I made such good chicken parm sandwiches.
This Mini Chicken Parmesan Cups Recipe is a fun twist on the classic and can even be made with leftover pasta and sauce.

Mini Chicken Parmesan Cups Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups dry pasta (I used ziti)
2 cups pasta sauce
12 chicken nuggets
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

How to Make Mini Chicken Parmesan Cups:

Cook pasta according to package directions. Cook nuggets according to package directions.

Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with foil liners.

Mix sauce and pasta together.

Fill each tin nearly to the top with pasta mixture.

Set one nugget on each cup. Top with a spoonful of sauce and a sprinkling of cheese.

Bake 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Mini Chicken Parmesan Cups

Chrysa

This Mini Chicken Parmesan Cups Recipe is a fun twist on the classic and can even be made with leftover pasta and sauce. They can be used as an appetizer or as a fun meal.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Appetizers

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Calories 138 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 2 cups dry pasta I used ziti
• ▢ 2 cups pasta sauce
• ▢ 12 chicken nuggets
• ▢ 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

 

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• Cook nuggets according to package directions.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• Line a muffin tin with foil liners.
• Mix sauce and pasta together.
• Fill each tin nearly to the top with pasta mixture.
• Set one nugget on each cup.
• Top with a spoonful of sauce and a sprinkling of cheese.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 138kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 6gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 313mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3g

I am not a nutritionist. These values were calculated automatically with the Spoonacular Food API.

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