This quick and easy chicken recipe is loaded with flavor from the sauce, cheese and pepper!
Ready for an easy & impressive Chicken Italiano??
More times than not, I am all about getting dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less. I love to whip up easy dinners that don't feel or taste like they were easy dinners. Know what I mean? This Chicken Italiano literally took 20 minutes to throw together thanks to the help of Bertolli's new & creative sauces!
Good ingredients yield delicious results...Every time!
How many times have you grabbed a jar of sauce and felt the need to jazz it up with additional garlic, herbs or seasonings? I know I have!
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Why you will like this easy recipe:
- Quick to make
- Easy to customize
- Can be enjoyed with pasta or as is with a side salad or crusty bread
For the Chicken Italiano, all I did was grab some boneless chicken breasts and looked in my fridge for inspiration. I had purchased some incredible freshly made mozzarella and roasted peppers from a little Italian man who drives to Bucks County, PA on Saturdays to sell his freshly baked artisan breads, stromboli's, bigger-than-a-softball-aroncini, fresh mozzarella and roasted peppers at Rice's Market (which has been running since 1860!!).
People...His stuff was SO freaking-good that on-the-spot...I asked him to marry me!!
And he said yes!! Haha!!
However, then I had to come to my senses and gently break off our engagement since, ya know...I already have a husband...sigh, the memory of our time together and his delicious food is something I will cherish forever 😉
If you enjoy chicken dinner recipes, you may like:
Chicken with Wine Sauce and Mushrooms, easy and flavorful!
General Tso's Chicken Meatballs, if you like the take out version you will enjoy the flavors of this meatball!
Biscuit Topped Chicken Pot Pie, a family favorite!
20 Minute Dinner - Chicken Italiano
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- 4 boneless chicken breasts
- Salt & pepper
- 4 slices about ¼ inch thick fresh Mozzarella
- 4 large sections or halves of roasted red peppers
- 1 Jar of Bertolli Riserva Balsamic Vinegar & Caramelized Onion Sauce
- Fresh parsley
- Shaved Parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375.
- Cover just the bottom of a nonstick skillet with olive oil and heat it on med-high until hot, being careful not to burn.
- Season your chicken and once the oil is hot, place it carefully into the pan.
- Cook chicken turning once until the outside is browned and the chicken is cooked through (cook time will vary based on side and thickness of your chicken).
- Heat your sauce.
- Once your chicken is done assemble the Chicken Italiano stacks by placing a slice of the mozzarella on each piece of chicken followed by a slice of the pepper, Then place it on the oven for 3-5 minutes...Just allow the cheese to begin to melt. Then simply spoon sauce on your plate, place a stack on top, add a little more sauce over-top and for garnish add chopped parsley & shaved Parmesan if you like.
- Enjoy!
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
20 minute dinner?? Sold! I love jazzing up a jar of sauce and this is the greatest idea!! I'm so hungry now after looking at these pictures 🙂
The Food Hunter says
SO true...good ingredients yield good results!
Kim Beaulieu says
Marriage proposals are always the best, who cares if you're already married. Ha. I cracked up reading that.
This is one seriously amazing dinner. And quick. And easy. And I'll be right over.
Colleen says
🙂 It was an interaction I will remember for years to come!
Isabelle @ Crumb says
Holy cow! That arancini is enormous! I can totally see why you temporarily forgot about your husband and proposed marriage. 🙂
As much as I'm a from-scratch kind of girl, I've been known to resort to jarred sauces as a quickie fix from time to time. I haven't tried the new Bertolli sauces yet, but these sound pretty amazing... as does that chicken italiano, for that matter!
Colleen says
It was huge! I had fun with my temporary engagement (and so did he)! The sauce really is different!
Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says
That poor little Italian man...you broke his heart! 😉 Easy meals that feel extravagant are my favorite thing. Clicking all over the place to help feed hungry kids!
Colleen says
Haha!! Their was a bit of a crowd around him at the time...Our interaction and fleeting engagement became their entertainment!!
Erin @ Texanerin Baking says
Oh, man. I wish we had an Italian man who drove into town selling his homemade Italian food! That sounds awesome. 😀
And this looks great! I love Bertolli.
Colleen says
Right!! It is amazing!
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
This is a perfectly impressive Chicken Italiano! My husband is sitting beside me and I think he's in love.
Colleen says
🙂
Heather | All Roads Lead to the Kitchen says
I love that this dish is simple, yet packed with so much flavor! I also love that this is for a great cause.
Liza @ Views From the 'Ville says
That looks SO good. We're always up for trying new pasta dishes, going to pin this one for later.