Pizza-Fied Chicken Casserol
Ready In: 55 mins
Serves: 4
Yields: 1 casserol
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast, boneless and skinless
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄2 cup reduced-fat cream cheese, room temperture
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 1⁄2 cups mushrooms, chopped
- 3⁄4 cup green bell pepper, chopped
- 3⁄4 cup low fat marinara sauce
- 1⁄2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 3⁄4 ounce turkey pepperoni, roughly chopped
Optional topping
- sliced black olives
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8" X 8" baking pan with nonstick spray.
- Pound chicken to 1/2-inch thickness. Season with salt and black pepper. Bring an extra-large skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat. Cook for about 4 minutes per side, until cooked through. Transfer to a cutting board.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine cream cheese with 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder and 1/4 teaspoons onion powder. Stir until smooth and uniform.
- Remove skillet from heat; clean, if needed. Re-spray, and bring to medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and bell pepper, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder and 1/4 teaspoons onion powder. Cook and stir until slightly softened and lightly browned, about 6 minutes.
- Transfer skillet contents to the bowl with the cream cheese mixture. Mix thoroughly.
- Chop chicken, and evenly place in the baking pan.
- Evenly top chicken with creamy veggies, marinara sauce, mozzarella, and chopped pepperoni.
- Bake until entire dish is hot and bubbly and mozzarella has melted, 20 - 25 minutes.
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