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These Baked Cheesy Chicken Breasts need only one pan for easy prep and clean up, and pair beautifully with pasta, potatoes, rice and more! With a hint of Italian flavor, you’ll love that this cheesy baked chicken recipe is ready in only 40 minutes.

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While I love to cook food at home in my own kitchen, I stress at the thought of tons of ingredients or hours spent cleaning or waiting for food to cook.

I usually gravitate towards 30 minute recipes (all in my 30-minute meal prep ebook!) for easy family dinners, especially on weeknight.

I shared many of my favorites in this post about the best meals for families – many are quick and one pot!

Chicken is pretty well accepted in our house by all three kiddos – whether it’s chicken pasta with coconut milk or chicken meatballs, it’s usually a yes in our house.

And now this cheesy baked chicken is the new house go-to! Cheesy anything is goodness, right?

Why You’ll Love Our Baked Cheesy Chicken

• One pot – As a busy mom, let’s be real. We want to keep prep and clean up as minimal as possible, right? So, you only need one pan for these cheesy baked chicken breasts! It really is my favorite easy chicken recipe!
• Goes well with nearly anything – Love a salad for dinner? Add this tasty protein on top! Or, pair with pasta, rice, air fryer sweetpotato wedges, roasted potatoes, gnocci, parmesan air fryer brussel sprouts, or even a nice brown rice quinoa salad!
• Easy for meal prep – Making cheesy baked chicken is easy to multiply. You can freeze extras for later – in fact, this was my main go to when I made my own postpartum freezer meals for my third kid.
• Great for lazy meals– Yes, it needs some time to cook, but assembling it and putting this flavorful dish together is easy. Plus, the Italian flavor is so good that it seems more time-intensive than it is! This cheesy baked chicken recipe is easy enough for a weeknight, or can be spruced up for a special occasion or dinner with a nice bottle of wine or prosecco.

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Here’s Everything You’ll Need

Simple ingredients come together to make this extremely juicy and versatile cheesy baked chicken recipe.

A note about the key ingredients:

• chicken breasts – Try to get them simlar size, so they cook more evenly.
• spice mixture – I used salt, black pepper, garlic powder, Italian seasoning and dried basil.
• Tomatoes – I will say that I love using some extra juicy tomatoes (more lycopene!) for topping the chicken. I prefer Roma tomatoes, but garden tomatoes or cherry tomatoes also work.
• Cheese – Since we have some italian flavors with the roma tomatoes and seasonings, I recommend mozzarella cheese for this baked cheesy chicken recipe

Step-by-Step Guide For Making Cheesy Baked Chicken

Cooking chicken can be difficult because you don’t want it chewy and overcooked, yet you need to cook it long enough for food safety reasons.

Enter this oven baked cheesy chicken and you won’t want to cook chicken any other way. These tender chicken breasts are absolutely perfect!

I always recommend testing your cooked chicken with a food thermometer you trust. The internal temperature of cooked chicken should be 165 degrees F.

Before you start anything, preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.

Then, mix your spices and coat the chicken breast with 1/2 of the spice mixture.

Coat a baking dish with olive oil and place your seasoned chicken breasts on top.

Then, layer with sliced tomatoes, cheese and the other half of the spice mixture.

Bake for 35-40 min or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. You’ll see the melty cheese on top and you’ll want to dig right in!

Servings 2 servings

One Pan Baked Cheesy Chicken

Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN

Baked Cheesy chicken uses only one pan and a handful of ingredients for a juicy, flavorful chicken recipe. It's a great weeknight meal, or fancy up this cheesy baked chicken for a dinner party.

5 from 2 ratings

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Ingredients  

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• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 6-oz raw chicken breasts
• 1/8 tsp sea salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp basil
• 2 small roma tomatoes, or 1/2 can of canned tomatoes
• 4 oz fresh mozzarella, sliced

Instructions 

1. Preheat oven to 400. Mix your spices, and top the chicken with ½ the spice mixture.
2. Coat your baking pan (I used a pyrex with olive oil) and place chicken breasts on top.
3. Then top with sliced roma tomatoes, cheese, and the other half of the spice mixture.
4. Bake for 35-40 min or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.

Equipment

Pyrex Deep 9×13-Inch Glass Baking Dish with Lid, Deep Casserole Dish, Glass Food Container, Oven, Freezer and Microwave Safe, Clear Container

Atlas 1 LT Cold Press Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Polyphenol Rich from Morocco | Newly Harvested Unprocessed from One Single Family Farm | Moroccan Organic EVOO Trusted by Michelin Star Chefs

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 219kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 19gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 572mgPotassium: 223mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 801IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 560mgIron: 1mg

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