Baked Chicken Mozzarella:

Name: Baked Chicken Mozzarella:
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 (1.3 kg) boneless, skinless chicken breasts 2 & 1/2 -3 pounds; salt to taste; Freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 onion chopped; 4 garlic cloves minced or grated; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp Italian seasoning; 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes / crushed red pepper or more/less to taste; 1 (15 ounce) (30 g) can chopped tomatoes; 1 cup jarred roasted red peppers drained and chopped; 1 & 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese; 1 cup fresh basil leaves torn or chopped

Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

United Kingdom

Baked chicken breasts topped with melted mozzarella in a thick and spicy tomato sauce. This easy one-pan recipe has intense flavor and is ready to serve in about 30 minutes.

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Baked chicken breasts topped with melted mozzarella in a thick and spicy tomato sauce. This easy one-pan recipe has intense flavor and is ready to serve in about 30 minutes.

#NewYear2025 #bakedChicken #Chicken #lunch #dinner

Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

United Kingdom

Baked chicken breasts topped with melted mozzarella in a thick and spicy tomato sauce. This easy one-pan recipe has intense flavor and is ready to serve in about 30 minutes.

#NewYear2025 #bakedChicken #Chicken #lunch #dinner

Baked chicken breasts topped with melted mozzarella in a thick and spicy tomato sauce. This easy one-pan recipe has intense flavor and is ready to serve in about 30 minutes.

#NewYear2025 #bakedChicken #Chicken #lunch #dinner

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Ingredients

30-40 mins

4 servings

4 (1.3 kg)boneless, skinless chicken breasts 2 & 1/2 -3 pounds
salt to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cupextra virgin olive oil
1onion chopped
4garlic cloves minced or grated
1 tspdried oregano
1 tspItalian seasoning
1/2 tspred chilli flakes / crushed red pepper or more/less to taste
1 (15 ounce)(30 g) can chopped tomatoes
1 cupjarred roasted red peppers drained and chopped
1& 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cupfresh basil leaves torn or chopped

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Steps

30-40 mins

1

Preheat the oven to 220°C / 425°F.  Season the chicken generously on both sides with salt and black pepper.
2

Put a large ovenproof skillet or saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil, onion and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook the onion until it's softened and translucent, 2-3 minutes.
3

Add the garlic,oregano, Italian seasoning and crushed red pepper to the pan. Cook 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently, until fragrant.  
4

Stir in the tomatoes and roasted red peppers. Bring the sauce to a simmer, then arrange the chicken on top of the sauce and turn off the heat. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake 15 minutes.
5

Flip the chicken breasts over. Sprinkle the cheese evenly on top of the chicken and bake 5 more minutes, until the cheese is melted. 
Sprinkle the some chilli flakes & basil over the chicken and serve.
6

📝NOTES:
➡️Serve with rice or your favorite pasta.
Instead of pasta,noodles or cauliflower.
➡️The chicken keeps up to 5 days refrigerated. You can also freeze it for up to a month. Defrost overnight in the refrigerator.