Chicken Mozzarella Olive Bake
Created by KittenCal on December 11, 2011
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 40m
- Recipe #3449
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt (I use seasoned salt)
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, (optional, or to your taste)
- 4 chicken thighs
- 4 chicken drumsticks (or skin-on breasts)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 4 to 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 package (1 ounce) fresh sliced mushrooms
- 1/2 teaspoon dried chili flakes (or adjust to suit heat level)
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup sliced green pimento olives
- 1 jar (14 ounce) pasta sauce (use your favorite pasta sauce)
- 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded (can use more or less)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
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Step 2: In a shallow bowl combine the flour with salt, pepper, garlic powder and cayenne).
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Step 3: Coat the chicken in the flour mixture then place on a plate (have all the chicken pieces coated before frying).
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Step 4: Heat olive oil and butter (use as much as you want) in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add in chicken and brown on both sides (about 3 minutes per side) transfer to baking dish.
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Step 5: To the same skillet add in onion; saute for about 3-4 minutes. Add in garlic and sliced mushrooms; cook until the mushrooms are softened (about 3 minutes, watch closely not to burn the garlic).
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Step 6: Stir in pasta sauce and olives then season the sauce with salt and pepper; bring to a simmer for about 10 minutes stirring a few times.
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Step 7: Pour the sauce over the chicken pieces, then using tongs turn the chicken over once to coat in the sauce making sure the chicken is skin-side facing up in the baking dish before baking.
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Step 8: Top with mozzarella cheese.
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Step 9: Bake for about 40 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (505.6 g)
- Calories 794
- Total Fat - 46.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 15.1 g
- Cholesterol - 294.1 mg
- Sodium - 1639.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 27.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.8 g
- Sugars - 7.9 g
- Protein - 63.3 g
- Calcium - 459.9 mg
- Iron - 3.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 26.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg