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.
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
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Preheat the broiler or grill to a medium heat setting.
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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.
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Add the fillets and pan fry on each side until golden (about 3 minutes on each side).
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Add the garlic to the same pan and allow to fry until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
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Spoon the marinara sauce over and around the chicken. Add the Italian seasonings into the sauce and stir them through.
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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).
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Garnish with freshly chopped parmesan cheese and serve over zucchini noodles, rice, pasta, steamed vegetables, or with a salad!
Nutrition
- Calories: 879.54kcal
- Fat: 38.57g
- Saturated Fat: 17.90g
- Trans Fat: 0.09g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 13.43g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.71g
- Carbohydrates: 77.55g
- Fiber: 7.75g
- Sugar: 12.09g
- Protein: 56.68g
- Cholesterol: 144.16mg
- Sodium: 1934.11mg
- Calcium: 683.45mg
- Potassium: 1242.04mg
- Iron: 6.07mg
- Vitamin A: 280.01µg
- Vitamin C: 18.10mg
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