If you are trying to cut down on your bread/carbs intake, but you find yourself craving a pizza, this might be the best alternative you can take. And it can be done almost as fast as a delivery order!
Total Time: 55 Minutes (Prep - 25 Minutes / Cook - 30 Minutes)
Servings: 6-8
Ingredients
1 jar (14 oz) pizza sauce, reduced to 1 cup
4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts (6-8 oz)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon garlic powder
6 oz piece of Mozzarella, sliced about 1/4 inch thick
2 oz sliced pepperoni
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Put the pizza sauce in a small saucepan and simmer over low heat until reduced to one cup, about 20 minutes.
While the sauce reduces, trim the chicken breasts and cut each one crosswise to make two, same-size pieces. Put the chicken pieces one at a time inside a heavy plastic bag and use a meat mallet (or something heavy) to pound the chicken until it's as thin as you can get it.
Mix the oregano and garlic powder in a small bowl and sprinkle both sides of each piece of chicken with the mixture.
Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in the largest nonstick frying pan (if your pan is not big enough, break it up into batches). Add the chicken pieces and cook 1-2 minutes on each side to brown it, but not cook fully.
Choose the smallest glass casserole dish you have that will fit all the chicken pieces and lay chicken in one single layer.
Cut the Mozzarella into slices and cut the slices as needed to make enough pieces to cover the top of each piece of chicken.
Once the sauce has fully reduced, spread over the top of each chicken piece. Top with the Mozzarella and pepperoni, covering as much of the chicken as you can.
Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and starting to brown and the pepperoni is slightly crispy. Serve hot.
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