When I freeze breads, cookies, muffins, waffles, pancakes or the like, I freeze them individually on a cookie sheet first, then wrap them tight in plastic wrap. Freezing them hard first makes them easier to wrap, but also cuts down a lot on freezer burn. My kids love pulling one out as needed and tossing them in the microwave/toaster for a few seconds. As a mom of six, self-service food equals sanity!

Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken or turkey
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 C fresh breadcrumbs
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 2–3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 onion, grated
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 C fresh parmesan cheese
- 1/2 C pasta sauce
- 1/2 C shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease loaf pan with spray.
- In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, thyme, oregano, basil, garlic, onion, salt, pepper and parmesan cheese. Lightly mix together with your hands, but do not over handle or it will get tough. Place into loaf pan and form into a loaf. Top the meatloaf with the pasta sauce.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes, then remove to add the mozzarella cheese. Return to the oven to melt the cheese. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes before serving so it won’t fall apart.
Notes
**For gluten free, use gluten free bread to make your crumbs.
**For freezer meal, make as stated above, but divide into two small foil pans. Top with sauce, cover with foil and freeze. To serve, defrost in the fridge for one day, then bake as listed above, but reducing the time to about 40 minutes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/3rd
- Calories: 444
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 1475mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 43g
- Cholesterol: 196mg
coolrae says
I’m going to make this and freeze some individual servings in a muffin pan for a quick dinner. I have ground chicken and all the stuff to make this already. Tomorrow I will do this.
Michelle says
Question..may sound stupid..I don’t know. For freezing, I mix it all and put it in freezer UNbaked, right? Not baked at all, right? I freeze my muffins, pancakes, etc. My triplets are starting Kindergarten and I’m looking for meals to freeze for dinner. Loving your site!!!
Carole says
I do it uncovered but the reality is that either cooked or uncooked would work. If you bake it first, just be sure it cools completely before freezing.
Anonymous says
Which kind of ground chicken or turkey do you use – chicken breast or the combo of light and dark meat? Thanks – Dixie
Lisa says
I made this tonight and added some chopped spinach. Really good! Thanks 🙂
Hen says
My husband loved this & he is such a picky eater! I made regular meatloaf a few weeks later & he said he was upset it wasn’t this meatloaf because he really enjoyed it. I did add some milk because my regular meatloaf has it & I doubled it (cooked same amount of time just on a sheet pan not in a loaf pan). It tastes just like chicken parmesan only way healthier & easier.
I’m so glad your hubby loved it!
Suzanne says
Made this earlier today for supper but I made meatballs instead of a meatloaf. I used 2 pkgs of ground chicken and doubled everything else except the egg….one egg was sufficient. I browned the meatballs in a skillet and then simmered them in a pot of spaghetti sauce. Very good…smelled just like chicken parmesan! Will make again!
I’m so glad to hear it Suzanne!