This Easy Chicken Parmesan Skillet Recipe is the perfect quick dinner! Plus isn’t it fun to just go explore nearby cities and have a little getaway? We had a weekend of no soccer games, amazing right, so Kylie and I decided to run off and explore the city of Bellevue and Seattle. Thank you to Extended Stay America for having my family at their hotel in Bellevue, WA and for sponsoring this post, regardless all opinions are factual to our stay at the hotel. (I have included affiliate links to products I love. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)
Now you want to know my favorite secret for saving money on hotels??? I go through Topcashback or Ebates, always double-check who has the biggest cashback. I then book through Hotels.com where every 10 nights I earn a free stay! Sometimes the hotel will have a bigger cashback option and deal but for me to earn a free night normally earns a better deal for me.
Sign up -> here to get started with Topcashback back or sign up -> here to get started with E-Bates and earn $10 cash back with your first purchase! I don’t shop online or make travel plans without checking these sites for cash back!
Now my family is no stranger to the Extended Stay America hotels, you can read about our Vancouver, WA visit -> here. When we planned our trip we planned to make dinner in the room for Friday night to save money and I have to say it turned out amazing. Our check-in was easy and we just asked the front desk for the dishes set and the pans we needed. They also had dish soap and towels for us to use.
The whole hotel room was comfy and nice and clean, perfect set up for traveling families. Since we cooked in the room saved us a good $30-$40 for dinner. For our exploring of the area, it was the perfect base for our travels in the city. Plus it was quite the money saver for us to not have to eat out for all our meals.
Easy Chicken Parmesan Skillet Recipe Ingredients:
- 1lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Splash of Italian dressing
- Olive oil with minced garlic in it
- Mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- 1 Box penne pasta
- 1 Jar of red sauce
Easy Chicken Parmesan Skillet Recipe Directions:
A couple of hours before we left home I poured some olive oil into a container and placed in some minced garlic to flavor the oil.
The first step is to cut your chicken into cubed pieces.
Next in your fry pan warm up your desired amount of oil and dressing into your pan at medium-high.
Once the oil is warm cook your diced chicken in the oil and dressing until it is fully cooked
Once your chicken is cooked pour in your jar of sauce in the pan with the chicken.
Next pour in the box of pasta into the pan.
Fill your empty pasta jar back up with water and slowly pour it into the pan.
Stir everything together, be sure to stir slowly and carefully as the pan is full.
Bring the pan to a boil.
Cover with a lid and reduce heat to allow it to simmer.
Allow to cook for about 15 minutes covered, we did check ours every five minutes
When pasta is tender cover with mozzarella cheese and allows the meal to cook for a couple more minutes until the cheese is melted.
Top with more cheese and parmesan cheese if you want.
Enjoy!!
What would you cook for dinner in an Extended Stay America hotel room?
Easy Chicken Parmesan Skillet Dinner!
This Chicken Parmesan Skillet dinner is a perfect weeknight dinner to make that the whole family will love! Plus it's a frugal dinner to save money as well.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Splash of Italian dressing
- Olive oil with minced garlic in it
- Mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- 1 Box penne pasta
- 1 Jar of red sauce
Instructions
- A couple hours before we left home I poured some olive oil into a container and placed in some minced garlic to flavor the oil.
- Cut your chicken into cubed pieces
- In your fry pan warm up your desired amount of oil and dressing into your pan at medium-high
- Cook your diced chicken in the oil and dressing until it is cooked
- Once your chicken is cooked pour in your jar of sauce
- Pour in the box of pasta
- Fill your pasta jar back up with water and slowly pour into the pan
- Mix everything together (be careful stirring as it fills up the pan)
- Bring to a boil
- Reduce heat to allow it to simmer and cover with a lid
- Allow to cook for about 15 minutes, we checked ours every five minutesWhen pasta is tender cover with mozzarella cheese and allow the meal to cook for a couple more minutes until the cheese is melted.
- Top with more cheese and parmesan cheese
- Enjoy!!
Chelley Martinka says
I love easy skillet dinners! I can’t wait to try this one out next week!
Jaclyn Anne says
Easy is my middle name. Okay, maybe it’s not, but you get the idea. I love me some easy recipes, and this chicken skillet dinner sounds like the perfect easy weeknight meal!
Heather Johnson says
Yummy! Your chicken recipe looks and sounds amazing! I am all about easy recipes that I can quickly make for my family.
robin rue says
That sounds like a meal that my family would really like. I make a lot of Italian food because they like it the most, so this will really go over.
Heather says
I’m going to have to try this on one of our busy nights. It looks so good and my kids love chicken and pasta.
Saidah says
This is one of my favorite quick meals to make during the week. So little ingredients but so much flavor.
Kristen says
That looks delish! I love almost any combination of chicken and pasta…and cheese, of course!
Heather says
Easy dinners are all that happen around here! I love that you can make filling and fabulous meals wherever you are. Your chicken skillet sounds perfect for a family on the move.
jamie says
Yum, we love chicken parmesan. I always try to get a room with a kitchenette when traveling with the family. Such a $$ saver!
Janella Panchamsingh says
This looks so tasty and easy to make for those nights where you don’t have alot of time to eat