Description
Delicious baked chicken breasts topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperonis.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ onion
- 1 8 oz tomato sauce
- 1 can of diced tomatoes (15 oz)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt (or can use garlic powder)
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- 2 cups Mozzarella cheese
- 1 oz pepperonis (approximately 12–14 slices)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and spray a 9X13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Lay the chicken breasts out evenly in the baking pan and top with the onions.
- In a small bowl, stir together the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Pour the mixture over the chicken in the baking pan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
- Top with the shredded mozzarella cheese and the sliced pepperonis.
- Bake for 5 more minutes in the oven to melt the cheese.
- Let the chicken set for 5-10 minutes and then serve warm. Enjoy!
Notes
- Ensure the chicken is fully cooked to 165 degrees F.
- Feel free to substitute garlic salt with garlic powder if preferred.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with toppings
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 1200mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 50g
- Cholesterol: 150mg