Pizza Chicken Bake

Name: Pizza Chicken Bake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil); 24 oz Chicken Breast (24 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts (I use 6 small 4oz breasts)); 1 tsp Garlic Powder (1 tsp garlic powder); 1 tsp Table Salt (1 tsp salt); ½ tsp Black Pepper (½ tsp pepper); 1 ½ cup Marinara Sauce (1½ cups store-bought marinara sauce I look for one low in sugar); 6 slices Pepperoni (6 slices deli pepperoni *you want the large slices from the deli section); 8 oz Fresh Mozzarella (8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese sliced into 6 slices); 1 tbsp Basil (1 tbsp fresh basil, chopped) — optional

Italian-style chicken breasts topped with marinara, pepperoni, and mozzarella, then baked until bubbly and garnished with fresh basil.

35 minItalian

Servings6

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Gluten Free

Steps

1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2Heat olive oil in a Cast Iron skillet over medium-high heat.
3In a small dish, stir together garlic powder, salt and pepper.
4Sprinkle chicken breasts with seasoning mixture on both sides.
5When skillet is hot, add the chicken breasts and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes.
6Remove pan from heat and top chicken breasts with marinara sauce.
7Add one slice of pepperoni on each breast.
8Next, top with one thick slice of mozzarella.
9Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes. Garnish with fresh basil, if desired.