My friend Kim found this recipe in the Cooking Light magazine and recommended it to me. I think next time I’d rather pound my chicken down a little (I used Market Day prepacked chicken breasts) and I’d really like more pepperoni in the recipe. Although it’s supposed to be light, so I guess adding more pepperoni adds more calories. I think this tastes a lot like chicken parmesan without the breading. My husband said he was glad because he likes the breading the least. (You learn something new every day, because I had no idea!)
Pepperoni Chicken Recipe {Cooking Light}
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
- 16 slices pepperoni coarsely chopped- Whoops! maybe that's why I wanted more pepperoni. I left it in slices.
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 1/2 cups lower-sodium marinara sauce
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil I didn't have fresh so I used dried
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken cutlets
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Instructions
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Preheat broiler to high.
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Heat a saucepan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add garlic and pepperoni; cook 2 minutes or until garlic begins to brown, stirring frequently. Add oregano; cook 30 seconds. Add marinara sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in basil.
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Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil; swirl to coat. Sprinkle chicken with pepper. Add chicken to skillet; cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned, turning after 3 minutes. Spoon sauce over chicken; sprinkle evenly with cheese. Broil 2 minutes or until cheese melts. ( I didn't have an ovenproof skillet so I transferred everything over to a baking dish to broil)
yea me! LOL
the best part is that is was fast, fast, fast!
That looks soooo delicious!
Yummy! That looks delicious!
This was yummy. As Paula said, it was like Chicken Parmesan without the breading. I am not a big fan of breaded things any way.
yum
This looks fantastic! I love pizza and have never thought of doing this. Can’t wait to try it.
This looks really good!
Hey your hubby has a blog? I see his face up there in the comments. I go bother him now LOL
Who knows when the last time he actually blogged was. I keep telling him to get on it. He’s the one that pushed me to blog. Plus I think you have to create an account to comment.
Oh man, oh man, oh man.
This is one of my favorite meals but I only get it when I go to our favorite restaurant 30 minutes away. I am going to try this!
Thanks 🙂
I think my son would like this a lot. Looks tasty.
Oh yummy!!