Name: Mozzarella Chicken In Tomato Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tsp Dried Basil Leaves; 1 tsp dried parsley leaves; ½ tsp ground oregano; salt; black pepper; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 chicken breasts; 1 tsp garlic; 1 ½ cups Marinara tomato sauce; 2 tsp Italian Seasoning; ½ cup mozzarella; ½ cup pasta water; 3 cups pasta of choice

mozzarella chicken in tomato sauce recipe

How To Make Mozzarella Chicken In Tomato Sauce

A one-pan recipe for juicy mozzarella chicken that would surely be loved by you and your family! This amazing dish takes less than an half an hour to make.

Preparation: 1 minute

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 11 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1tspdried basil leaves
1tspdried parsley leaves
½tspground oregano
salt
black pepperfreshly ground
1tbspolive oil
2chicken breastsskinless, boneless and halved to make 4 fillets
1tspgarlicminced
1 ½cupsMarinara tomato sauce
2tspItalian seasoning
½cupmozzarellashredded
½cuppasta water
3cupspasta of choicecooked

Instructions

Preheat the broiler or grill to a medium heat setting.
Combine the herbs in a shallow bowl with salt and pepper and oil. Coat both sides of each chicken fillet with the oil. Heat a large heavy oven-proof skillet over high heat.
Add the fillets and pan fry on each side until golden (about 3 minutes on each side).
Add the garlic to the same pan and allow to fry until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
Spoon the marinara sauce over and around the chicken. Add the Italian seasonings into the sauce and stir them through.
Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the mozzarella over each chicken fillet; transfer to the oven and broil or grill until the cheese has melted and the chicken is cooked through (about 3 to 5 minutes).
Garnish with freshly chopped parmesan cheese and serve over zucchini noodles, rice, pasta, steamed vegetables, or with a salad!