Pizza Chicken

Rating: 4.56 stars
212 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 146
  • 4 star values: 47
  • 3 star values: 13
  • 2 star values: 3
  • 1 star values: 3

Plain breaded chicken is so boring. Spice it up with a little touch of pizza.

By Tracyg654

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Recipe Summary

prep:
15 mins
cook:
30 mins
total:
45 mins
Servings:
2
Yield:
2 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

2
Original recipe yields 2 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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  • Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, salt, and black pepper in a shallow bowl; place flour into a second bowl. Whisk egg and lemon juice together in a third bowl.

  • Dip each chicken breast in egg mixture and dredge in flour; dip again in egg mixture and dredge chicken in crumb mixture until coated. Place coated chicken breasts into a baking dish.

  • Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is heated through and crumbs are golden, about 20 minutes.

  • Spoon 2 tablespoons pizza sauce onto each chicken breast, sprinkle each with half the mozzarella cheese, and top each with half the pepperoni slices.

  • Bake until chicken is no longer pink inside and the juices run clear, about 10 more minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breast should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Editor's Note:

The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of the breading ingredients. The actual amount of the breading consumed will vary.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
552 calories; protein 46.2g 92% DV; carbohydrates 52.9g 17% DV; fat 16g 25% DV; cholesterol 185.2mg 62% DV; sodium 2497.3mg 100% DV. Full Nutrition

Reviews (154)

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Most helpful positive review

Sarah Jo
Rating: 5 stars
11/04/2013
I doubled this recipe. I used homemade bread crumbs (that I added italian seasoning to) and made the pizza sauce from scratch. I also added italian seasoning, garlic powder and onion powder to the flour. I served this with garlic-broccoli pasta. NO leftovers. The kids especially enjoyed this. Read More
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Most helpful critical review

Angelina
Rating: 3 stars
05/08/2019
The author should at least have had the breading procedure correct! FIRST: dip in flour SECOND: dip into egg THIRD: roll in breading. Otherwise it's a nice recipe since you can use your favorite pizza ingredients and don't have to adhere to the specific ingredients which are listed in this recipe. Read More
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(1)
212 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 146
  • 4 star values: 47
  • 3 star values: 13
  • 2 star values: 3
  • 1 star values: 3
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Sarah Jo
Rating: 5 stars
11/04/2013
I doubled this recipe. I used homemade bread crumbs (that I added italian seasoning to) and made the pizza sauce from scratch. I also added italian seasoning, garlic powder and onion powder to the flour. I served this with garlic-broccoli pasta. NO leftovers. The kids especially enjoyed this. Read More
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(49)
KJ
Rating: 5 stars
10/01/2014
I was surprised at how good this tuned out. I was looking for a different way to make chicken and am so glad I came across this recipe. The chicken is so tender. The breading adds a lot of flavor that reminded me of pizza crust and its texture has a little crunch to it. Then with the sauce pepperoni and cheese added on it just got better with each layer. Next time I make it for dinner I plan on adding a few more of our favorite pizza toppings to our chicken. Read More
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bethaannyy
Rating: 5 stars
02/28/2013
This was actually delicious! It was simple to make and tasted amazing! I will definitly be making this agian. Read More
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Amypie
Rating: 5 stars
11/20/2014
adding other toppings such as diced red peppers mushrooms onions etc. was good as well. Each person in the family could "design" their own meal. I served it with parmesan risotto and asparagus to class it up!:) Read More
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JoeRik
Rating: 4 stars
12/16/2013
Pretty good; followed recipe exact. The three separate bowls for breading is kind of a pain, but other than that it is good and easy. Used pepperoni on the kids' and Canadian bacon on the adults'. Read More
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SHERRIBRANDT
Rating: 5 stars
11/14/2015
We all love this and it's the only way my VERY picky son will eat chicken now. Read More
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Rachel Lavergne
Rating: 5 stars
02/21/2014
This was a fun meal everyone loved it. I didn't have pizza sauce so I replaced it with pasta sauce. Yumm Read More
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Momof2
Rating: 5 stars
10/10/2014
I love this recipe! Followed the recipe exactly and it turned out AWSOME! Read More
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FoodFoodandmoreFood
Rating: 5 stars
01/17/2017
I changed the pizza sauce to spaghetti sauce and it was really good with spaghetti as a side dish. And if you like spaghetti sauce it makes a good substitute for pizza sauce if you don't like pizza sauce. Read More
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Angelina
Rating: 3 stars
05/08/2019
The author should at least have had the breading procedure correct! FIRST: dip in flour SECOND: dip into egg THIRD: roll in breading. Otherwise it's a nice recipe since you can use your favorite pizza ingredients and don't have to adhere to the specific ingredients which are listed in this recipe. Read More
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