Cheesy Tomato Basil Chicken Breasts Recipes

TOMATO BASIL BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl or ziploc bag, mix the chicken and chicken ingredients together to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes (or overnight, if preparing ahead).
• Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
• Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Place the cherry tomato ingredients into the bottom of your dish and toss to combine. Lay the chicken across the bed of tomatoes. ).
• Top the chicken with the shredded mozzarella cheese and season with salt and pepper to your liking.
• Place the thyme sprigs on top of the cheese and bake in the oven for 35-38 minutes (or until the internal temperature of your chicken reaches 165 degrees.
• Once the chicken is cooked through, remove from the oven and top with fresh sliced basil before serving. Enjoy!

CHEESY TOMATO BASIL CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a 9x13 inch glass pan, melt 3 tbsp butter in oven.
• Stir together all remaining sauce ingredients.
• Set aside.
• Place chicken in pan, turning to coat with butter.
• Spoon sauce mixture over chicken.
• Bake 30-40 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
• In a small bowl, stir together the bread crumbs, parsley and butter.
• Sprinkle chicken with cheese then topping mixture.
• Bake another 5-10 minutes until bread crumbs are brown.

CREAMY TOMATO BASIL CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Halve chicken breasts the long way, so that you have two thin pieces of chicken breast (see video for a visual) -- this helps them to cook more evenly. (You can also use 4 chicken breasts flattened to the same thickness, but you will need a large skillet to cook them)
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
• Brown chicken breasts on each side. This will take about 2-4 minutes per side.
• Remove chicken breasts from the pan and keep covered.
• Add the garlic, salt, basil, pepper and pepper flakes if using. Cook 1 minute -- do not let the garlic burn!
• Add diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Scrape and browned bits off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
• Whisk together the cream and corn starch and add to the pan. Stir to combine.
• Add the chicken breasts back to the pan. Bring to a low simmer, then reduce the heat to medium-low and cover. Cook until chicken breasts reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F and the sauce has thickened slightly. Serve.