These Italian Baked Chicken and Peppers are so simple to make and so DELICIOUS to eat! With as little as 10 min of prep and one dish you can have this flavor packed meal in the oven baking to perfection.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time50 minutesmins
Servings: 6people
Calories: 278kcal
Ingredients
2lbsboneless skinless chicken breastcut into thin cutlets
1red bell peppercut into strips
1green bell peppercut into strips
1/2sweet yellow onionthinly sliced
4clovesgarlicpressed
15ozcrushed tomatoes(1 can)
1tbspbalsamic vinegar
1tbspdried oregano
1tspdried basil
1tspsalt
1/2tspground black pepper
1cupmozzarella cheeseshredded
Instructions
Place the onions and peppers in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
Mix the oregano, basil, salt and pepper together in a small bowl. Place the chicken in a single layer on top of the peppers and season with a couple pinches of the seasoning.
Mix the crushed tomatoes, remaining seasonings, garlic, and vinegar together and pour over the top of the chicken to cover.
Bake uncovered at 400˚F for 35 minutes. Then remove the dish and sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top and finish cooking for 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through (165˚F) and the sauce is bubbling on the sides.
Notes
When the dish is finished cooking, the sauce will thicken as it cools. It may separate a bit as it cooks, so you can also make it thicker by gently stirring.