Chicken Mozzarella Recipe

This Italian-inspired Chicken Mozzarella recipe combines juicy chicken breasts with melted mozzarella cheese, tangy marinara sauce and fragrant Italian herbs.

Ready in under 30 minutes, this recipe was such a hit with the entire family it has become a regular staple on the dinner menu.

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Chicken Mozzarella Recipe

As a busy mom, I often don’t have a lot of time to put together dinner. I want dinner to be ready in under 30 minutes! 

My husband and I love having chicken parmesan, but the cheese had a little too much bite for my kids when they toddlers. So we turned this dish to have a more mild cheese – mozzarella!

Try it out with your own family… it’s going to become a favorite weekday dinner.

And for another great weekday dinner, try this delicious stuffed chicken breast.

Ingredients:

For this recipe, you need some basic ingredients, all of which can be put together in under 5 minutes.

• Boneless Chicken Breasts or Tenderloins (your choice)
• Shredded Low-Moisture, Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
• Pasta Sauce
• Panko Crumbs (or bread crumbs mix)
• 1-2 Eggs
• Flour

Directions for chicken mozzarella:

Step 1: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.

Step 2: Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Trust me. This will make the cleaning process SO much easier.

Step 3: On three separate plates or bowls, add your dry ingredients and eggs: 2-4 Tablespoons flour, 2 Eggs (beaten) and panko Crumbs.

Step 4: Dip and cover each piece of chicken into the flour first, then the eggs and then the panko.

Place each piece onto your baking sheet.

Note: You can use either boneless chicken breasts or chicken tenderloins. It’s completely up to you.

I choose whichever I feel like having that night or are on sale. For this post, I used chicken tenderloins.

Also, it doesn’t matter how many pounds of chicken you purchase.

What does matter, however, is that you can fit your chicken onto the baking sheet with a little bit of room between each piece for even and thorough cooking.

Step 5: Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

Step 6: When your timer goes off, do not turn off the oven!

Remove the chicken from the oven.

Using a large serving spoon, spoon pasta sauce onto each piece of chicken. It shouldn’t be a thick amount, just whatever looks good.

Step 7: Generously sprinkle Kraft Shredded Low-Moisture, Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese over each piece of chicken.

Step 8: Bake in the oven for an additional 5 minutes, heating the sauce and perfectly melting the Kraft Mozzarella Cheese.

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Chicken Mozzarella Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

This Italian-inspired Chicken Mozzarella recipe combines juicy chicken breasts with melted mozzarella cheese, tangy marinara sauce and fragrant Italian herbs. This Chicken Mozzarella Recipe is ready in 30 minutes and is such a hit with the family it's a regular staple on our dinner menu!

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Ingredients

• Boneless Chicken Breasts or Tenderloins (your choice)
• Kraft Shredded Low-Moisture, Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
• Pasta Sauce
• Panko Crumbs (or bread crumbs mix)
• 2 Eggs
• Flour

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Trust me. This will make the cleaning process SO much easier.
3. On three separate plates or bowls, add your dry ingredients: 2-4 Tablespoons flour, 2 Eggs (beaten) and panko Crumbs.
4. Dip and cover each piece of chicken into the flour first, then the eggs and then the panko. Place each piece onto your baking sheet.
5. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
6. Using a large serving spoon, spoon pasta sauce onto each piece of chicken. It shouldn't be a thick amount, just whatever looks good.
7. Generously sprinkle Kraft Shredded Low-Moisture, Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese over each piece of chicken.
8. Bake in the oven for an additional 5 minutes, heating the sauce and perfectly melting the Kraft Mozzarella Cheese.

Notes

You can use either boneless chicken breasts or chicken tenderloins. It's completely up to you. I choose whichever I feel like having that night or are on sale. For this post, I used chicken tenderloins.

Also, it doesn't matter how many pounds of chicken you purchase. What does matter, however, is that you can fit your chicken onto the baking sheet with a little bit of room between each piece for even and thorough cooking.

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