Rich and cheesy – Stuffed Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf. Sure to become an instant classic.
Don’t let the word meatloaf and the negative connotation that often comes with it fool you! This juicy, cheesy Stuffed Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf tastes like a big tray of lasagna met up with some chicken parmesan, dimmed the lights and got a little romantic in the oven! My Three Cheese Garlic Marinara Recipe just made things official. This recipe was the first time I made a meatloaf in a silicone loaf pan. It was a game changer. The meatloaf just slides right out and clean up was a cinch. There is no going back. If you want to mix things up a bit, you can also try out my Chicken Parmesan Meatball Recipe. Or get really crazy and try these Chicken Philly Mini Meatloaves.
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground chicken
- 1 cup Three Cheese Garlic Marinara Sauce, divided
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 cup full fat ricotta cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded, divided
- 2 tbsp Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 tsp chives, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken, 1/4 cup of marinara sauce, garlic, parsley, Italian seasoning, onion powder, sea salt and black pepper. Divide the mixture into 2 equal portions.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, parsley, chives, garlic and sea salt. Mix until all ingredients are combined.
- Put half of the meat mixture into the bottom of a 9.25 x 5.25 x 2 3/4 loaf pan. Press evenly into the pan, reaching all the way to the corners.
- Make a groove down the center of the meat. Layer the cheese filling down the center.
- Top with the second half of the meat mixture, spreading evenly across the pan and pressing down into the bottom layer. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the meatloaf from the oven and top with 1/4 cup of marinara sauce and remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
- Return to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
- After slicing the meatloaf, top each slice with the remaining marinara sauce.
Notes
Per Serving - Calories: 272 | Fat: 17g | Protein: 28g | Net Carbs: 4g
This looks fabulous! I can’t wait to make it. How many serving per loaf?
It makes 8 servings
What is the serving size to your nutritional facts? You only have:
Per Serving – Calories: 272 | Fat: 17g | Protein: 28g | Net Carbs: 4g
The serving size is listed in the recipe box at the top. It makes 8 slices (servings)
Ground chicken may be hard to come by where I am at, will ground beef work also?
Yes, you could also use ground turkey.
its all awesome recipe i woild to try..!
Could you put this in the slow cooker?
I’ve never tried it. If you do, be sure to report back and let us know how it worked out 🙂
I made this tonight. It was very good. It was a little salty for my taste so I’ll leave the salt out of the cheese mix next time. Otherwise it was very tasty. My family enjoyed it.
This looks so delicious, I can’t wait to make it! So..no eggs or bread crumb subs? It works well with no binders???
Yep, it works out just great without the normal binders.
Thank you! Making it right now!
We made this last night, I agree with earlier post it was quite salty, will make again and cut back on the salt! We had it with mashed ‘potato’ cauliflower, Thank you for all your great recipes!
Made it tonight! Delicious !! We don’t even have leftovers…..the entire thing is gone.
Yay! So happy you enjoyed it.
Just curious – what do you serve with this? I’m making this for the first time and was thinking a Caesar salad might be nice (no croutons of course). Any other suggestions?
I usually serve it with a salad and veggies.
I was getting ready to make this last night, my 10 year old son asked what we were having, I told hi, Chicken Parmigiana Meatloaf, he got so excited about it, he hugged me and told me I was the best! He asked if he could help me make it. We had so much fun cooking together, he measured out all the ingredients, mixed it with the ground chicken, helped me make the 5 cheese marinara, (which was fabulous)! It came out great, and they were fighting about who was going to get the leftovers the next day for lunch! LOL! Thanks for the great recipes! And we made great memories cooking together! I am making the Garlic Lemon Pork Steaks tonight! I will let you know how those went! Thanks again for the wonderful recipes!
P.S. I bought your Primal Cookbook on Kindle, I am loving it!
You have no idea how happy this comment makes me. Thank you so much for taking the time to come back and share this story. There is nothing better than kid approved meals, all while making lasting memories together. So happy you enjoyed it!
Thank you!! We will be doing more dishes together! He says he wants to be a chef! That would be awesome!
Could you use shredded chicken I wonder? I was almost thinking I could put chicken in the crockpot in the morning and then shred it when I get home from work and then make it. Do you think that would work? I am very excited to try this recipe sounds so tasty!
Shredded chicken wouldn’t stay together in loaf form. However, Im sure you could do some yummy crock pot variation using the shredded chicken
Shared this to my husband since he is the chef of the house, he hasn’t had good luck with ground chicken so he use whole chicken breast scored and beat it a little so he could stuff them every thing else was the same and they where delicious !!! Thanks for a new meal to put into our rotation.
I just made this tonight using 1 pound of ground chicken. I kept the ingredients the same except I did cut back on the salt. I love the taste and aroma of fresh garlic so kept amount the same 4 gloves. This dish was so delicious and savory and cheesey with the ricotta cheese adds to it.
I just made this and all I can say is Y-U-M-M-M-M-Y!!!!! EVERYONE needs to make this weekly!!!
THANK YOU, Kyndra, for doing what you do, because you help a LOT of people thrive as low carbers, while the “mainstream” suffers the ill effects of the Standard American Diet… Bless you! 😘😘😘😘😘😀❤️
FANTASTIC! This was so easy to make and it has the essence of chicken parm without the carbs and extra steps. It was so delicious. I highly recommend everyone try it!
Does this freeze well?
I made this tonight! I was a little nervous as I had never made a stuffed meatloaf (or really anything) for that matter, but it was DELICIOUS! The seasoning makes the chicken taste so good and the marinara is a great recipe!
Made this and it was great. Meaty, cheesy, and delicious. Also easy to slice up into portions for lunch throughout the week. 10/10, would eat again.
Kendra are the meatloaf and the sauce an E or S. I am still get used to this way of life and sometimes have trouble deciding if a recipe is an E or S or even a FP.
TIA
I’m not sure what you are asking me. I don’t know what these rating letters are referring to? Wish I could better answer you questions. – Kyndra
Making this for dinner tonight! A little secret on ground chicken – you can throw chicken breasts into a food processor or good blender (I use a ninja) and make your own ground chicken!
Do use ground chicken breast or ground chicken (93% lean)?
I am buying ground chicken, but you can certainly ground your own chicken breasts in a food processor That would work too.