Parmesan-Crusted Chicken
with Creamy Lemon Tomato Spaghetti
- Wheat
- Milk
Make your nonna proud tonight: This recipe features everything you need to have an <a href='https://www.hellofresh.com/recipes/italian-recipes'>Italian-style feast</a>. The centerpiece is the Parmesan-crusted chicken, which is baked to make the cheese nice and melty. But the spaghetti is practically a complete dish in its own right, featuring roasted tomatoes with a creamy lemon sauce. Get your knives ready for slicing in and set your forks to twirl, because you’ll wanna eat up every last bite.
Ingredients
1 unit
Lemon
½ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
1 tablespoon
Fry Seasoning
½ cup
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
12 ounce
Chicken Breasts
2 teaspoon
Dijon Mustard
2 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
6 ounce
Spaghetti
(Contains: Wheat)
2 unit
Roma Tomato
1 clove
Garlic
2 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
4 teaspoon
Olive Oil
1 teaspoon
Vegetable Oil
2 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly oil. Wash and dry all produce. Cut tomatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Peel and mince or grate garlic. Zest and quarter lemon. In a small bowl, combine panko, half the Fry Seasoning, half the Parmesan, and 1 TBSP olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
Toss tomatoes on one side of prepared sheet with half the garlic and a drizzle of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper; arrange skin sides down. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season all over with remaining Fry Seasoning, salt, and pepper; place on empty side of same sheet. In a second small bowl, combine mustard and sour cream; evenly spread onto tops of chicken. Mound coated sides with panko mixture, pressing to adhere (no need to coat the undersides).
Roast tomatoes and chicken on middle rack until tomatoes are lightly browned and softened and chicken is cooked through, 15-20 minutes. TIP: If tomatoes are still firm, remove chicken from sheet and continue roasting tomatoes.
Once water is boiling, add spaghetti to pot. Cook until al dente, 9-11 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain.
Melt 1 TBSP butter in pot used for pasta over medium heat. Add remaining garlic; cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Lower heat; stir in cream cheese, a pinch of lemon zest, another 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings), and ¼ cup reserved pasta cooking water until smooth. Squeeze in 1 TBSP lemon juice; add spaghetti and toss to combine. TIP: If needed, stir in more pasta cooking water a splash at a time until pasta is coated in a creamy sauce.
Add half the tomatoes to pot with spaghetti. Season with salt and pepper; toss to combine. Divide pasta and chicken between plates. Top pasta with remaining tomatoes and Parmesan. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the crispy, flavorful Parmesan-crusted chicken, while the lemony pasta received mixed reviews 🍋.
- Ease of prep: Customers found this meal quick and simple to make, with clear instructions for novice cooks.
- Suggestions: Consider adding more vegetables like broccoli or spinach; some preferred a thicker, creamier pasta sauce.
- Portions: Several noted not enough pasta for 4 servings; adding a side salad or extra veggies helped round out the meal.
- Chicken: The chicken was consistently praised as juicy and tender with a delicious crispy crust.
Reviews from our home cooks
My husband and I agree that this is the best meal we have eaten from Hello Fresh, and we have eaten many. I almost did not choose it because we are not crazy about pasta and there were no veggies. Oh my! The Creamy Lemon Tomato Spaghetti and Parmesan-Crusted Chicken were both so incredibly delicious that I purchased ingredients from the grocery store so I can make them again tomorrow. The chicken was easy to prepare-just pile the toppings on and bake. It exploded with flavor. As I write this my mouth is watering thinking of the lemony, creamy spaghetti. I baked the chicken a few minutes longer than the instructions because they were not 165 degrees at 18 minutes. I also added a bit more pasta water to the pasta dish so it would be creamier. This was an awesome comfort-food meal!
One of our favorite recipes yet! The Mayo kept the Parmesan crusted chicken moist inside, and the crispy crunchy cheese formed a crust of excellence! The lemon-zested spaghetti in a mozzarella and cream cheese base was rich and comforting.
Amazing flavor. I love how the chicken felt like a healthier and lighter option to a fried chicken. I love the lightness & freshness of the lemon sauce for the spaghetti as well of the bursts of fresh tomato flavor.
I could eat pasta every day but my husband is not a huge fan and even he loved this recipe. The cheesy, crunchy chicken with the creamy noodles and the zing of lemon, yum, sooo good!
Loved the parmesan crusted chicken and noodles, flavors were great, however the lemon was almost rotten but was able to use a little of it. Also, the tomato in this recipe is a bit mushy even roasted in the oven. Overall, minus the tomato, its a good recipe.
Loved this spaghetti! The crunchy chicken had so much flavor from the fry seasoning and the roasted tomatoes added to the creamy, lemony pasta was so fresh and tasty.
Great preparation for chicken and the lemony spaghetti with roasted tomatoes was awesome! And very hearty!
Delicious meal. The parm encrusted chicken is perfect amount of salty, nutty from the parm with a crisp. The pasta was wonderfully creamy and tasty.
This is my favorite HelloFresh meal yet! The crunchy chicken, fresh tomato, and creamy spaghetti are just so good together. I usually get the 2-serving meals, but this is one that would make wish I'd gotten the 4-serving version just to have some extra leftovers.
Seemed overly flavor complicated. Simple olive oil, lemon zest in pasta would have been perfect. The extra butter and cream cheese added took away from the freshness needed to counter balance parmesan crust. Also mayo and mustard on mayo on chicken breasts was not needed. Mayo with fry spice would have been sufficient.
