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Level easy
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Prep time 15 minutes
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Cook time 50 minutes
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Total time 01 hours 05 minutes
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Servings 6
Course: Dinner
Main Ingredient: Chicken
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup - parmesan cheese
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- to taste salt and pepper
- 1 cup - mozzarella - shredded
Ingredients for Bay Leaf Tomato Sauce
- 16 oz can tomatoes - crushed
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 teaspoon - thyme - dried
- 1 teaspoon - oregano - dried
- 2 teaspoons - basil - dried
- pinch red pepper flakes
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon - garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon - onion powder
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Flatten each chicken breasts with a mallet, one at a time, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and place into a 9×13″ baking pan. Sprinkle the top of the chicken with all of the parmesan cheese. Bake for 20-30 minutes, until the chicken is almost cooked through.
- While chicken is cooking, prepare the sauce. ( Follow the Recipe Below )
- Spread 1/2 of the tomato sauce over the chicken and top with 1-2 cups of mozzarella cheese. Bake for another 15-20 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly and browned. Serve with a vegetable.
Directions
- Combine all sauce ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaf.
Resources
Crispy Chicken – If you’re looking for deliciously crispy pan seared chicken, the folks at America’s Test Kitchen suggest that—contrary to what you might think—the key is a cold pan or skillet, not a searing hot one like you’d have for a steak. Here’s why. The key is that by allowing the chicken and the pan to come up to temperature together, you have enough time for the chicken to render its fat, cooking the skin nice and crispy without overcooking the rest of the meat. You’ll probably need to pierce the skin a few times with a sharp knife to give the fat somewhere to render out, but other than that, there isn’t much more to this tip.