Bruschetta Chicken
Bruschetta chicken is fresh, satisfying, and naturally healthy when made simply. This is a clean-ingredient, skillet-to-oven bruschetta chicken for 4 that keeps flavors bright without unnecessary extras.
Ingredients
Chicken
- 4 boneless chicken breasts skinless chicken breasts - air chilled are best!
- 1 tbsp olive or avocado oil
- 1 tsp sea salt add more to taste
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning or oregano + basil
- 1 cup fresh mozzarella sliced or shredded
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Homemade Bruschetta Topping
- 4 –5 Roma tomatoes diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ cup fresh basil thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar more if you love the flavor
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Optional: pinch of red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- handful chopped basil ribbons
Instructions
Brushetta
- Place 1 tbsp of oil in a skillet. Saute garlic until fragrant but do not burn.
- In a bowl, combine:
- Diced Roma tomatoes and garlic
- Basil
- Remaining olive oil
- 1/4 cup parmesan
- Balsamic vinegar
- Salt & pepper, optional pepper flakes
- Stir gently and let sit while you cook the chicken (this allows flavors to develop).
Chicken
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Pound the chicken down to 1". Pat chicken breasts dry and season both sides with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning.
- Heat olive or avocado oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sear chicken 3–4 minutes per side, until golden but not fully cooked through. If you can't fit all chicken in the same skillet, do this in stages.
- Remove skillet from heat.
- Assemble chicken in a baking dish with a thin layer of bruschetta on the bottom.
- Top with freshly shredded full fat mozzarella.
- Spoon the rest of the bruschetta mixture evenly over each chicken breast.
- Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and basil over the top.
- Bake 15–18 minutes, or until chicken reaches 165°F internal temperature and cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Optional: broil for 1–2 minutes for lightly browned cheese.