Servings: 2 · Prep Time: 5 mins · Cooking Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Dinner | Lunch | Quick
Seasoned chicken cooked in a gorgeous Italian tomato sauce and topped with melted creamy mozzarella... what's not to love? This is a low carb recipe suitable for everyone and anyone. Oh, and it's ready in 20 minutes too!
Ingredients
Mozzarella and tomato chicken
- Organic chicken breasts
- Mozzarella (1 handful, grated)
- Basil (1 tsp)
- Oregano (1 tbsp)
- Rosemary (1 tsp)
- Thyme (1 tsp)
- Chilli flakes (1 tsp)
- Tomato passata (250g)
- Tomato puree (1 tsp)
- Smoked paprika (1 tsp)
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
- Fire roasted sweet pepper (1, diced)
- Fresh parsley (to garnish)
Method
Begin by heating a pan with oil to medium heat. Season your chicken with the half of the Italian mix and smoked paprika and add to the pan. Fry until the chicken has browned on both sides and then add the passata with the rest of the Italian mix and mix.
Add the diced sweet pepper and salt and pepper to taste. Pre-heat the oven to 200c and cook the chicken for another 5 minutes until the passata turns slightly thicker.
Add a handful of mozzarella on top of both chicken breasts and pop in the middle of the oven for 5 minutes until golden brown and bubbly. Remove from the oven, check the chicken is cooked thoroughly and serve straight away.
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