Chicken Parmy with Vodka Pasta
Most requested recipe of 2025! There are LAYERS to this one, so hear me out. Crispy chicken schnitzel, a quick homemade parmy sauce and the creamiest vodka pasta underneath. Assemble, eat, then lay horizontally for the rest of the night.
ingredients
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Parmy sauce
Chicken schnitzel
Vodka pasta
method
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Parmy sauce
Cook the onion in a small pan with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, oregano and chilli. Add the garlic, tomato paste and crushed tomatoes and cook until thickened.
Schnitzel
Season the panko crumbs with salt, pepper, oregano and paprika. Dip each piece of chicken into the egg, then into the crumb mixture, using your knuckles to really press the crumb in.
Shallow fry the chicken in oil for 3-4 minutes each side, until golden and cooked through.
Vodka pasta
Cook the pasta until ¾ of the way cooked, reserving a ladle of pasta water.
Meanwhile, add the shallots to a pan with the butter and olive oil. Add the garlic, salt, pepper and chilli flakes and cook until softened.
Add the tomato paste (and vodka, if using) and cook for another 2 minutes.
Add the cream and parmesan and cook on low for 20 minutes.
Add the pasta and a ladle of pasta water and cook until the pasta is fully cooked.
To assemble
Top the schnitzels with parmy sauce and cheese and grill until melted. Serve on top of the vodka pasta.
Leah's notes
The vodka is totally optional. Honestly, don't buy it if you don't already have it!


