Chicken dinner, meet pizza night. Chicken sautéed until golden brown and baked with marinara sauce, gooey mozzarella cheese, spicy pepperoni and fresh basil.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Entree, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: Easy, pizza
Servings: 4
Author: Emily Clifton - Nerds with Knives
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Ingredients
2-3chicken breastsskinless, boneless
Coarse kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepperto taste
2tablespoonsolive oil
1tablespoonunsalted butter
4garlic clovesthinly sliced
2anchovy fillets
¼teaspoonred pepper flakes
28ozcrushed tomatoes(1 can)
1large basil sprigplus more chopped basil for topping
8ouncesmozzarella cut into 3/4-inch pieceseither fresh or packaged
5ozsliced pepperoni
Instructions
Heat oven to broil on high.
If using whole breasts (not cutlets), cut them in half to make them thinner. Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
In a large oven-proof skillet, heat oil and butter over medium-high. Add chicken in a single layer and sear until well browned on both sides and just cooked through, about 10 minutes total. Cook in batches if necessary. Transfer to a large plate.
To the same pan, add garlic, anchovy and red pepper flakes, sauté 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes and basil. Cook until sauce thickens a bit, about 5 minutes.
Return chicken to skillet. overlapping as little as possible. Top each cutlet with some mozzarella and pepperoni. Place skillet in oven and broil until cheese is melted and bubbling and pepperoni is a slightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes (watch carefully to make sure it doesn't burn). Garnish with chopped basil before serving.