Best Mozzarella Tomato Chicken Recipes

TOMATO, BASIL & MOZZARELLA CHICKEN RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
• On a parchment-lined baking sheet, season both sides of the chicken with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and oregano.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until cooked through and juices run clear.
• While the chicken is in the oven, combine the balsamic vinegar and honey in a sauce pot and simmer, stirring occasionally.
• NOTE: It should take about 20 minutes for the mixture to reduce.
• Once the glaze has reached your desired thickness, remove it from the heat and set aside.
• Remove the chicken from the oven and top with slices of mozzarella and tomato.
• Broil for 8-10 minutes, or until the cheese is melty and the tomatoes are slightly charred.
• While the chicken is broiling, you can chiffonade (cut into thin strips) the basil.
• Drizzle the balsamic glaze over the chicken and top with basil.
• Enjoy!

CHICKEN MILANESE WITH TOMATO, MOZZARELLA AND BASIL SALAD

Steps:

• Lightly season chicken cutlets all over with salt and pepper; let rest while you make the basil oil.
• In a blender or food processor, combine 2/3 cup oil, basil, garlic and salt to taste; purée until smooth.
• In a medium bowl, toss tomatoes and mozzarella with about half of the basil oil and salt to taste. Set aside.
• Place flour in a shallow bowl or plate. Pour eggs into another shallow dish; combine panko and Parmesan in a third dish.
• In a large skillet, melt butter and remaining 1/4 cup oil over medium heat. As it heats, dip a chicken cutlet in flour, shake off excess, then dip in eggs. Shake off excess, then dip both sides in panko mixture and transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cutlets.
• When oil is hot, fry 2 cutlets at a time until bottoms are golden, about 3 minutes. Flip and fry until golden and crispy all over, about another 3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Sprinkle immediately with salt.
• Taste tomato-mozzarella salad and add more salt and-or basil oil if needed. Serve cutlets topped with a squeeze of lemon, a drizzle of remaining basil oil and tomato-mozzarella salad.

GRILLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES WITH MOZZARELLA, TOMATO AND BASIL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk 1/4 cup of the olive oil with the lemon zest, lemon juice, thyme, garlic and a generous pinch each of salt and pepper. Spoon 1» tablespoons of the mixture into a medium bowl, add the tomatoes and turn to coat. Add the chicken to the large bowl and turn to coat. Let the tomatoes and chicken stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Light a grill. Brush the rolls with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and grill over high heat until golden. Add the chicken to the grill, season with salt and pepper and grill over high heat, turning once, until cooked through and lightly charred, about 6 minutes. Place the chicken on the rolls and top with the mozzarella, tomato and basil. Spoon any tomato juices on the top half of the bun, close the sandwiches and serve.

MOZZARELLA STUFFED CHICKEN SAUSAGE BALLS, TOMATO-BASIL SAUCE, CACIO E PEPE POTATOES AND ROAST BROCCOLINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Quarter baby potatoes and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil then salt water and cook until tender, about 12 minutes.
• While potatoes come up to a boil, place a nonstick baking sheet alongside a mixing bowl. Remove 12 pieces of bite sized mozzarella from the water and set on work surface. Remove sausages from casings, if bulk not available, and place in a bowl. Combine the meat into a single mound then score it into 4 sections. Each section will yield 3 large sausage meatballs. To form each ball, take a handful of meat and wrap it around a piece of mozzarella. Roll 12 balls. Wash up. Coat balls with a drizzle of olive oil. Bake 18 to 20 minutes until cooked through and evenly browned.
• While the balls are cooking, trim ends of clean broccolini and scatter evenly over a baking sheet. Grate or chop 2 to 3 cloves of garlic and drizzle the broccolini and garlic with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper and roast 12 to 15 minutes to crisp the broccolini tops.
• While the broccolini is roasting, add tomatoes to a small pot or skillet, mash with a potato masher and season with salt and pepper. Heat over medium heat then simmer to reduce about 8 to 10 minutes.
• When the potatoes are tender, drain and return to the hot pot to dry them out a little. Mash the potatoes with 1/2 cup stock or milk, 1/2 to 2/3 cup grated Romano cheese, a few generous handfuls, lots of black pepper and a little salt.
• Turn the heat off the tomatoes and stir in 1/2 cup prepared pesto.
• Serve three cheese-stuffed sausage balls with tomato-basil sauce on top or underneath, cacio e pepe smashed potatoes and broccolini alongside.

CHICKEN BREAST WITH TOMATO SAUCE AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• In a shallow dish mix together the breadcrumbs with the next 5 ingredients.
• In another small shallow dish whisk the eggs.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat (use enough oil to coat bottom of the skillet).
• Dip the breasts first in the egg (shaking off any excess egg) and then coat in the breadcrumbs mixture.
• Place in oil and cook on both sides until browned (about 3-4 minutes on each side, do not cook the breasts completely just until the outside breadcrumb coating is lightly browned).
• Place the browned breasts single layer in the greased casserole dish.
• At this point you can cool and refrigerate until ready to bake.
• Spread about 1/4 to 1/3 cup the marinara sauce over the browned breasts (not too much sauce or it will cause the outside breading to turn soggy and soft, if you do not mind that then use as much sauce as you like!).
• Set oven to 350 degrees, oven rack set to bottom position.
• Bake for about 35 for smaller thin breasts and 45 minutes for thicker-sized breasts or until the chicken is done (if you are baking the chicken from refrgerated then cooking time might take a little longer, cooking time will vary depending on the size of the chicken breasts).
• Remove the chicken and place 1 or 2 slices of mozzeralla cheese on top of each cooked breast then return to oven for anout 4-5 minutes or until cheese is hot and bubbly or place under the broiler to melt cheese.
• Delicious.

EASY SHAKE AND BAKE CHICKEN WITH MOZZARELLA AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove about 1/4 of the package of seasoning mix and save for another time.
• Place the coating mix in the shaker bag and add in the garlic powder, black pepper and seasoned salt; shake the bag to combine.
• Add in one breast at a time to the bag and shake to coat with the crumb mixture.
• Place the coated breasts into a greased 11 x 7-inch baking pan (or use a pan large enough to hold the chicken).
• Set oven to 375 degrees F (set oven rack to lowest position).
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and drizzle about 1/4 to 1/3 cup pasta sauce over each breast then place a slice of mozzarella cheese or about 1/3 cup shredded cheese on top.
• Return to oven and bake for for about 10-15 minutes or until the chicken is completely cooked.

TOMATO AND MOZZARELLA STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cut bacon slices into 3rds. Slice tomato into 3 slices. Butterfly chicken breasts cutting almost in half. Cut slices of cheese in half.
• Lay 1 1/2 slices of tomato in each chicken breast. Top that with both halves of cheese placed end to end on each breast. Sprinkle each breasts on the inside with garlic and onion powders and pepper. Close chicken breasts. Sprinkle each breasts on top with small amount of rosemary or if using fresh pull off a couple leaves and place on top of each breasts. Lay bacon across each breasts. Tuck any overlay of bacon underneath breasts. Secure bacon with toothpicks.
• Place breasts in shallow baking dish. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove bacon (and fresh rosemary leaves if used). Place chicken back in oven for additional 8-10 minutes to brown. While waiting for chicken, place any uncooked bacon in the microwave for a few seconds to completely cook. Serve chicken with crumbled bacon on top.

CHICKEN TOMATO MOZZARELLA BAKE

Steps:

• Grease a shallow baking dish.
• Place the sliced onions in bottom of the dish; set aside.
• In a shallow bowl or dish, combine the bread crumbs, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, seasoning salt, pepper, cayenne pepper (if using) and garlic powder.
• Coat the chicken is eggs, then in bread crumb mixture.
• Brown the chicken in hot oil in a frypan until browned, and place on top of the onions in the baking dish.
• Pour the tomato sauce over chicken.
• Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese, and then Parmesan cheese.
• Bake, covered in a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes, uncover, and bake for another 30 minutes.

CHICKEN BREASTS SMOTHERED IN TOMATO AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat broiler. Pound chicken breasts between 2 pieces of plastic wrap to 1/4 inch thickness using flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin.
• 2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in ovenproof skillet over medium heat.
• 3. Cook chicken 31/2 minutes per side or until no longer pink in center. Transfer to plate keep warm.
• 4. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic 3 minutes.
• 5. Add tomatoes bring to a simmer. return chicken to skillet, spooning tomato mixture over chicken.
• 6. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil 4 inches from heat until cheese is melted.

THE ONLY PIZZA YOU'LL EVER WANT AGAIN: CHICKEN, SUN DRIED TOMATO, BROCCOLI, RICOTTA, MOZZARELLA AND BASIL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
• On a 12-inch nonstick pizza pan, stretch out your dough and form the pizza crust. Drizzle 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil on crust and spread it with a pastry brush over the dough to the edges. Sprinkle crust with 2 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.
• In a small covered saucepan, bring 2 inches water to a boil. Separate broccoli tops into florets, discarding lower stalks or reserving for soup. Salt water and add broccoli florets. Cook covered 3 to 5 minutes. Drain broccoli and set on cutting board. Chop broccoli florets into small pieces.
• Heat a small nonstick pan over medium high to high heat. Add oil, cracked garlic and chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Brown chicken breast cut for stir-fry or tenders until lightly golden all over, 3 to 5 minutes. Chop sauteed chicken and garlic on a cutting board into small pieces.
• To assemble pizza, dot crust with chopped broccoli bits and cooked chopped chicken. Dot crust with spoonfuls of ricotta and spread ricotta gently with the back of your spoon. Add sliced sun-dried tomatoes, scattering them around the pizza to the edges. Complete the assembly with a thin layer of shredded mozzarella, about 1 cup. Place pizza in oven on middle rack and lower heat to 450 degrees F. Bake 12 minutes, until cheese is deep golden in color and crust is brown and crisp at the edges. Remove pizza from the oven and let stand 5 minutes. Top with lots of torn or shredded basil. Cut pizza into 8 slices using pizza wheel and serve.

CHICKEN MILANESE WITH TOMATO, MOZZARELLA AND BASIL SALAD

Steps:

• Lightly season chicken cutlets all over with salt and pepper; let rest while you make the basil oil.
• In a blender or food processor, combine oil, basil, garlic and salt to taste; purée until smooth.
• In a medium bowl, toss tomatoes and mozzarella with about half of the basil oil and salt to taste. Set aside.
• Place flour in a shallow bowl or plate. Pour eggs into another shallow dish; combine panko and Parmesan in a third dish.
• In a large skillet, melt butter and remaining 1/4 cup oil over medium heat. As it heats, dip a chicken cutlet in flour, shake off excess, then dip in eggs. Shake off excess, then dip both sides in panko mixture and transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cutlets.
• When oil is hot, fry 2 cutlets at a time until bottoms are golden, about 3 minutes. Flip and fry until golden and crispy all over, about another 3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Sprinkle immediately with salt.
• Taste tomato-mozzarella salad and add more salt and/or basil oil if needed. Serve cutlets topped with a squeeze of lemon, a drizzle of remaining basil oil and tomato-mozzarella salad.

CHICKEN CUTLETS WITH ARTICHOKES, TOMATO AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken cutlets with salt and pepper to taste and dredge them in the flour, coating them thoroughly and shaking off the excess.
• In a heavy skillet heat 1 tablespoon of the butter and the oil over medium high heat, and in the fat sauté the cutlets in 2 batches for 1 minute on each side or until they are just cooked through. Transfer them to a baking dish and tent with foil to keep warm.
• Preheat the oven broiler.
• Remove the skillet from the heat, add the garlic, and cook stirring over medium low heat for a few moments. Add the wine and the lemon juice and simmer the mixture until it is reduced by half.
• Remove the skillet from the heat, add the remaining tablespoon butter, and swirl the skillet until the butter is incorporated in the sauce.
• Pour the sauce over the cutlets, and top the cutlets with the tomato, the artichoke hearts, and the mozzarella.
• Broil the cutlets about 3 inches from the heat until the mozzarella is melted and begins to bubble.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

AVOCADO, SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND MOZZARELLA STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Pound chicken with a meat mallet to flatten slightly (about 1/2 inch thickness).
• Place 2-3 slices of the avocado onto each breast (You will have avocado left over I use this for my salad I serve on the side), remove tomatoes from oil and slice thinly ( 2 Tomatoes per breast) lay slices on top of avocado, finally top with sliced mozzarella. (quarter of cheese per breast). Fold breast over to cover, Wrap two slices of Prosciutto around each breast.
• Pre-heat oven to 180c. Lightly oil an oven proof dish, place chicken breasts in dish and cook for 35-40 minutes or until cooked through.
• Sauce.
• Heat milk in a medium saucepan add chicken stock. Mix a little water with cornflour and add half the cornflour to milk. Stir until sauce thickens slightly.
• Add the wine, Worcestershire sauce stir, whisk in mustard until blended.
• Finally add the sugar, cream and remaining cornflour stir until sauce boils and thickens, add the parsley, stir and serve with chicken.
• To serve: Place chicken on a plate, pour the sauce over and serve with salad on the side.

MOZZARELLA TOPPED CHICKEN WITH ROASTED TOMATO AND BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 200c.
• Combine tomatoes, garlic and oil in an ovenproof baking dish. Roast uncovered, about 20 Min's or until tomatoes soften. When garlic is cool enough to handle squeeze out flesh.
• Cook chicken in a pan, until nicely browned and cooked through.
• When chicken is close to being finished, blend or process garlic and all but 12 tomatoes until smooth.
• Place in a medium saucepan with basil and cream and cook stirring over a low heat, until heated through. Keep sauce warm on stove.
• Top each breast with a slice of mozzarella and place under grill until cheese melts.
• To Serve: Place chicken on a plate top with sauce and garnish with tomatoes (3 per plate) and basil leaves if desired. I served mine with tri colour pasta.

CHICKEN PENNE WITH MOZZARELLA AND TOMATO

Steps:

• .Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook pasta to al dente.
• Saute chicken in olive oil until done. Add garlic powder during cooking.
• Heat tomatoes in saucepan to boiling, reduce heat to medium and cook 5-8 minutes until liquid has evaporated.
• Melt butter in 9X12 glass dish in oven.
• When pasta is cooked, reserve 1 cup of starch water.
• Drain pasta and transfer to glass dish.
• Toss pasta until coated in melted butter.
• Slowly add Parmesan cheese and starch water until Alfredo sauce is made.
• Add tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and chicken to dish.
• Mix well.
• Bake at 350 F for approximately 30 minutes.

MOZZARELLA TOMATO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475.
• Combine garlic, tomato, basil, 1 cup ,mozzarella, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
• Cut a slit in the side of chicken breasts and fill with mixture.
• make an eggwash with the egg and milk.
• roll breasts in eggwash.
• roll breasts in bread crumbs.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• remove and spoon tomato sauce, and remaining cheese over breasts.
• bake until cheese is bubbly.

CHICKEN CUTLETS WITH ARTICHOKES, TOMATO AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Coat the chicken cutlets in the flour, coating them thoroughly and shaking off the excess. In a heavy skillet heat 1 tablespoon of the butter and the oil over moderately high heat until the foam subsides and saute the cutlets for 1 minute on each side, or until they are just cooked through, transferring them to a heated flameproof platter. Remove the skillet from the heat, add the garlic, and cook over moderately low heat, stirring, until it just begins to color. Add the wine and the lemon juice and simmer the mixture until it is reduced by half. Remove the skillet from the heat, add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, and swirl the skillet until it is incorporated. Pour the sauce over the cutlets and top them with the tomato, artichoke hearts, and the mozzarella. Broil the cutlets under a preheated broiler about 3 inches from the heat until the mozzarella is melted and sprinkle the cutlets with the basil.

HASSELBACK CHICKEN STUFFED WITH MOZZARELLA, TOMATO AND BASIL RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, cut slits across the chicken breast about 3/4 of the way through being careful not to cut all the way through. 2. Depending on the size of your chicken breast, you're going to want around 6 to 8 slits per chicken breast. 3. Stuff each slit with a slice of mozzarella cheese, half a grape tomato and a basil leaf. 4. Place the chicken breasts in a baking dish that has been coated with non-stick baking spray. 5. Brush each chicken breast with olive oil. 6. Sprinkle each chicken breast with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. 7. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 30 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees.

MOZZARELLA CHICKEN IN CHERRY TOMATO AND ASPARAGUS SAUCE

Steps:

• Clean and slice asparagus spears in 3 even sized pieces per spear, throwing away the bottom 1/2 inch. Rinse clean and remove green leafy top (if any) of the cherry tomatoes. Add cherry tomatoes, asparagus, sliced garlic, 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil, the dashes of seasoning and salt to taste to a saute pan over medium heat and cover. Stir occasionally to make sure vegetables don't stick to bottom of pan. When tomatoes start to burst (about 5 mins.)add the 1/2 cup of white wine to pan and stir. Then add in 1/2 cup intervals the water to pan to build up the sauce making sure to scrape all sides of pan so no vegetables will get stuck and burn. Cook for a total of 15 mins. Sauce will be relatively thick and chunky. Then take the egg wash and bread crumbs and bread the cutlets. Then fry in the vegeatble oil. Slice up fresh mozzarella in thin slices. When cutlets are done line a baking pan with non stick aluminum foil and place cutlets evenly in pan. Cover each cutlet with a slice or two each of the fresh mozzarella. Then take your cherry tomato and asparagus sauce and pour evenly over the cutlets and bake at 400 degrees until the cheese melts and browns just slightly about 10-15 mins. Remove from oven and enjoy, mmmm!
• Hint: If for some reason it looks as if you won't have enough sauce to cover the cutlets in the pan. add 1/4 water, 1 tablespoon of olive oil and a shot of white wine to saute pan before pouring over chicken. You may also add in at that point an extra dash of seasonings and salt to taste if desired.

SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH MOZZARELLA & TOMATO SAUCE IN BREADCRUMBS

Steps:

• Start with the sauce. Peel and seed the tomatoes and place to one side. Next pour your measured oil into a deep skillet or pot and leave on a medium heat.
• Next dice your onions and peel/chop your garlic as finely as you can. Once you have done this add them to the simmering oil and stir until the onions become colourless.
• Then add the herbs, tomatoes and cherry tomatoes stirring well until thoroughly combined. After this add the tomato puree and stir again. Finally add season generously and stir once more.
• Place a lid over the pan and leave to simmer for 1.5-2 hours stirring every 20 to ensure the sauce-like consistency.
• While the sauce is simmering you can begin to prep the chicken. Preheat the oven to 230 degrees centigrade and begin by pouring the breadcrumbs into a bowl and mixing them thoroughly with the salt and a generous sprinkle of parmesan.
• Next prep the filling. Using a frying pan sauté the spinach using garlic oil to add flavour until just cooked. then mix together the spinach, a tablespoon of parmesan and 1 egg white. Stir gently as to not let air into the egg white.
• Next prepare the chicken. slit the raw chicken in the middle and so a flap is created. then spoon in a tablespoon or enough of the spinach mixture into the flap and so it is not pouring out of the chicken but the flap just gently rests on top and the flap still closes. Repeat this with all the chicken breasts you could add an optional smooth layer of ricotta cheese for a little extra flavour.
• (optional) Place the chicken in the remaining egg white and cover completely and dip in the breadcrumb/parmesan mix then place in an oiled baking dish. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts and place them evenly apart from each other.
• Bake the chicken in the oven for 25 minutes until the breadcrumbs have turned golden brown. Then remove from the oven and cover in the tomato sauce and place a slice of mozzarella over the top of each breast.
• Place back in the oven and for roughly 5 minutes until the mozzarella has melted. Then sprinkle with the remaining parmesan and basil leaves and serve warm. This dish can be served with mushrooms, potatoes or seasonal veg for an additional healthy and delicious taste.