Ham & Cheese Pizzaiola Chicken

Name: Ham & Cheese Pizzaiola Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts; 4 slices ham (deli meat) or 4 slices turkey (deli meat); 4 slices mozzarella cheese; 1 (14 ounce) can pizza sauce; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1/4 onion, thinly chopped; 1 tablespoon olive oil; parmesan cheese, as much as you please; fresh cilantro or basil; salt and pepper

Submitted by Vanessa

"This is the quick-n-easy version of chicken pizziola. I make it when we feel like eating pizza but want something simpler and faster:D!"

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 4

ingredients

4 chicken breasts
4 slices ham (deli meat) or 4 slices turkey (deli meat)
4 slices mozzarella cheese
1 (14 ounce) can pizza sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
¹⁄₄ onion, thinly chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
parmesan cheese, as much as you please
fresh cilantro or basil
salt and pepper

directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a medium-sized skillet, heat the olive oil, and saute the chopped onion with the minced garlic until golden. Pour the pizza sauce into the skillet.
Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce the heat and put the herbs desired to give it flavor (such as basil or cilantro).
In a previously greased rectangular pan, place the chicken breasts and season them with salt and pepper (or as desired).
Pour the pizza sauce over the chicken breasts then put a slice of ham (or turkey) over each chicken breast; now put the mozzarella on top.
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and put into the oven until the chicken is thoroughly cooked. (About 30 minutes depending on the oven) Note: the cheese should become golden -- .