This hearty mozzarella chicken recipe is perfect for feeding a big family or having friends over for a nice dinner. What’s more, it’s ready in just half an hour!
- Prep Time10 min
- Cook Time20 min
- Total Time30 min
Ingredients
For the chicken:
- 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, cut or pounded to thin cutlets
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4oz buffalo mozzarella, sliced
For the sauce:
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 28oz or 1 can of crushed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning (or to make at home simply combine a tablespoon of each dried seasonings including: basil, oregano, rosemary, parsley, thyme, chili flakes and garlic powder)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1⁄4 cup Parmesan cheese
- ⅓ cup fresh basil, chopped
Cooking Method
Preparing the chicken
In a small bowl, combine garlic powder, black pepper and salt. Spread over chicken breasts, making sure to season each side evenly.
In a large skillet, heat oil on medium high heat. Once hot, place chicken breast in a single layer in the skillet and cook in batches if the skillet is too crowded.
Brown the chicken by cooking it for 3-4 minutes on each side before flipping. Once done, remove from skillet and set aside.
Using the same skillet, add your fresh garlic and stir for 30 seconds.
Add in the canned tomatoes and the italian seasoning. Reduce the heat to medium and allow to come to a simmer for 5 minutes. Remember to continue stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan to release any bits.
Stir in parmesan cheese and cream until well combined. Add the chicken back into the skillet and top with fresh basil. Cover and let simmer for 3-5 minutes or until everything is heated through.
Garnish with extra basil and serve over pasta or roasted vegetables
Enjoy!
This recipe is courtesy of TikTok user @easyfamilyrecipes.
The tiktok video that this is from explains what to do with the mozzarella – can the recipe please be updated to include it?
What do you do with the mozzarella??