This recipe has the best of both worlds: pizza and chicken. With the spicy, pizza-flavored sauce and the 30 minutes to mealtime, this is a great weekend dinner. When your kids ask what you're making for dinner, you'll put a smile on their faces with this one!
Pepperoni chicken and spaghetti may sound like the kind of dinner a young child would come up with, but we promise all of these components work well together. Sometimes, trying something unique is the right way to go! You'll be surprised at just how well all of these flavors work together.
Plus, the ingredients list is very short. All you need are chicken breasts, pepperoni, and mozzarella. With groceries being more expensive than ever for many Americans, having a recipe with an extremely short ingredients list will be of benefit. Your wallet and your family will thank you!
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Pepperoni Chicken and Spaghetti
Ingredients:
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
24 pepperoni slices
6 slices mozzarella cheese
Directions:
1. In a well-greased skillet, brown chicken on both sides (about 3 minutes each side).
2. Place chicken in a 13×9 baking pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
3. Arrange 4 pepperoni slices over each piece of chicken and bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes.
4. Remove pan from oven, top each chicken piece with a slice of mozzarella and bake 5 more minutes until cheese is melted.
5. Make a simple spaghetti with Italian-Style spaghetti sauce to serve with the chicken.