The Chicken Mozzarella Recipe is a delicious homemade recipe.
And above all, it is super easy and quick to make ! Very handy when you lack ideas...
It's simply chicken cooked in a pan, coated in a tomato sauce and melting mozzarella.
Everything is ready in less than 30 min!
The chicken fillet is seared in the pan. Then it is coated with a tomato sauce and finally garnished with a slice of mozzarella.
Then just grill everything...
Until the cheese is bubbly and golden and delicious.
Mmmm too good!
This homemade recipe only takes 30 minutes to make.
But to taste, it looks like this sauce has been simmering for long hours!
And when I say 30 min, I'm super wide!
It's more of a chicken recipe cooked in 6 or 10 minutes, while the pasta cooks in a pan on the side.
Then it takes 10 short minutes to gently simmer.
And There you go ! Before you know it, the dish is already on the table.
The whole family will smell the delicious smell of this homemade recipe for miles around and rush to the table!
Did you guess what the secret ingredient is?
This is a tablespoon of dried tomato pesto !
I love to put it in my soups and also in this chicken mozzarella recipe.
Pesto helps bring out all those flavors natural.
Classic pesto can also do the trick, if that's all you have on hand.
But try at least once to make this recipe with sun-dried tomato pesto.
Believe me, it makes all the difference!
I usually serve this dish with linguini because this sauce goes perfectly with pasta.
You can also toast slices of bread, because this dish just begs to be seasoned!
So convinced? Don't worry, this chicken recipe with melty mozzarella is super easy to make! Watch:
- 4 small chicken fillets
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 70g sliced onions
- 1 can of crushed tomatoes (400 g)
- 1/2 teaspoon of Italian spice mix and red peppers
- 1/4 teaspoon of basil dried
- 1 tablespoon of dried tomato pesto
- Salt and pepper + 60 ml of water
- 4 slices of mozzarella or 150g grated mozzarella
- Optional:chopped fresh basil or parsley + pasta or toast
1. Sprinkle a pinch of salt and pepper on each side of the chicken fillets.
2. Heat some olive oil in an oven-safe non-stick skillet.
3. Add the chicken to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes on each side, until the chicken is cooked through.
4. Remove it from the pan and put it on a plate.
5. If you plan to serve it with pasta, heat the pasta water. And prepare them according to the instructions on the package.
6. Preheat the oven in grill mode.
7. Add the onions to the remaining oil in the pan. If there is none, add half a teaspoon of oil.
8. Sauté the onions for 3 mins until softened.
9. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
10. Add the crushed tomatoes, spices, red pepper, dried basil and pesto. Then mix well.
11. When the sauce is about to simmer, add 60 ml of water.
12. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes, until the sauce thickens a little.
13. Season with salt and pepper.
14. After arranging the chicken fillets in the sauce, cover them with the sauce.
15. Cover each fillet with a slice of mozzarella.
16. Place the dish under the broiler for 2 minutes, until the cheese is cooked through and melted.
There you go, your chicken mozzarella with tomato sauce is already ready :-)
Easy and quick to do, right? And it's so good!
All you have to do is garnish the dish with chopped parsley or basil.
This dish is best served with pasta or toast and a salad .
You will see that the whole family will love it!
- When the sauce is ready, arrange the chicken fillets in the pan.
Using a tablespoon, cover the chicken with a little sauce . This prevents the meat from drying out in the oven.
- I highly recommend using sun-dried tomato pesto for this recipe. It really adds a unique flavor to the sauce.
And it looks like it's been simmering all day. But a basil pesto will also work for this recipe.
- In addition, you can put more or less red pepper , according to your tastes. If you want a less spicy sauce, skip it.
- If you make too much sauce, you can freeze it.
