Pizza Chicken

Submitted by Sageca

"This recipe is one from my new books that I received from Sydney Mike at the Cookbook Swap Game.Use your own tomato pasta sauce or one from the supemarket.It is excellent, fast to prepare and light. Serve with a salad and crusty bread.Pizza never tasted this good. I made this again in my electric skillet;turned out great! One reviewer made it in the oven 400* for 1 hour and it turned out good."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, cut in strips
• 1⁄4 cup sliced olive (optional)
• 1 1⁄2 cups pasta sauce
• 1 cup shredded pizza cheese

directions

1. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
2. Place in a 3-4 quart crockpot.
3. Top with onions and bell peppers and olives if using.
4. Add pasta sauce over all.
5. Cover crockpot and cook on low 4-5 hours until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
6. Sprinkle with cheese and let stand 5 minutes to melt cheese.
7. Serve over cooked pasta, rice or with roasted potatoes and a green vegetable.

Reviews

[Chef 963993]

YUMMY!!! This is so easy and so good! I have cooked it both in the crockpot and the oven(400 degrees for 1hr) and they both turned out great. I don't use the olives or the green peppers as my family doesn't like those. If yo don't have a crockpot or you don't have time to do it that way, don't let it stop you from making this.

 

[Chef on the coast]

We really enjoyed this. I noticed you had tried this in an electric skillet instead of the crockpot the second time. So I decided to brown the chicken for a bit on the stove top then top with pizza sauce and veggies. I put it in the oven at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes and then added mozzarella cheese. I loved the flavors! Served this with recipe #253731 , a green salad and garlic/herb linquine. Thanks for sharing! Made for the September 2009 Aussie/NZ recipe swap.

 

[bmcnichol]

We all loved this. I used six boneless breasts, 1/4 cup of frozen onions, 1/2 cup of frozen peppers, the salt and pepper as written and a 14 jar of Ragu pizza sauce. I did not add the optional olives. I cooked this on low for exactly four hours and it was perfect. We topped it with an Italian blend cheese. We all enjoyed this. Will be making again.