Cheesy tomato basil chicken breasts
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | eaches | Tb butter or margarine |
| 2 | cups | Tomatoes, cut in 1\" cubes |
| ⅓ | cup | Chopped onion |
| 6 | ounces | Can tomato paste |
| 1 | each | Tb basil leaves |
| 1 | cup | Fresh bread crumbs |
| ¼ | cup | Chopped fresh parsley |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 2 | teaspoons | Minced fresh garlic |
| 3 | eaches | Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved |
| 2 | eaches | Butter or margarine, melted |
| 6 | ounces | Mozzarella, cut into strips |
Directions
MAKES: 6 SERVINGS
SAUCE
TOPPING
Heat oven to 350~. In 13X9" baking pan, melt 3 Tb butter in oven. Mix together remaining sauce ingredients except chicken; set aside. Place chicken in baking dish, turning to coat with butter. Spoon sauce mixture over chicken. Bake for 30-40 minutes until chicken is no longer pink. Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together all topping ingredients except cheese. Place cheese strips over chicken; sprinkle with topping mixture. Continue baking 5-10 minutes or until chicken is fork tender and bread crumbs are browned Source: Land O Lakes Treasury of country Recipes Carolyn Shaw's Collection 11-1-94 Submitted By CAROLYN SHAW On 11-07-94