You know I am in a love affair with chicken thighs. My new favorite way to cook chicken is in my cast iron skillet. Our weekly menu includes at least on skillet chicken dish. Honey BBQ Chicken skillet and Spicy Chili Lime Skillet Chicken have been regular rotations for dinner. And now we have a new one to add to the list… Skillet Garlic & Tomato Chicken.
I am pretty obsessed with Italian food and flavors. I am not sure that I have ever met an Italian dish that I did not like! Italian is so easy to make at home and there are literally thousands of recipes floating around of Pinterest just waiting to be made! Pinterest is a huge inspiration to me. Sometimes I just browse the food and drink category for inspiration for meals the next week. Hardest part about browsing Pinterest is all the dessert recipes and pictures! Give me all the chocolate!!!
My cast iron skillet
I start the chicken in the skillet and then place it in the oven to finish. In this particular recipe, melted mozzarella cheese is the final finish in the oven. Oh. My. Word! It is sooooo good!
We mopped up the tomato sauce from this dish with homemade French Bread. I dare say this meal couldn’t be any more wonderful and delicious!
INGREDIENTS:
- 6-8 Chicken Thighs (I used boneless/skinless, but bone in and skin on is fine too)
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/4 c. Flour
- 3 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 medium Onion, chopped
- 1 1/2 Tbsp chopped Garlic
- 2 (15 oz) cans diced petite Tomatoes
- 1/8 tsp Red Pepper Flakes (or to taste)
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 tsp Poultry Seasoning
- 6-8 oz Mozzarella Cheese, Sliced
- Fresh Basil for garnish
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350˚
- Place chicken in a medium bowl. Toss in flour, salt & pepper. Stir to coat.
- Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat.
- Brown chicken turning after 6-7 minutes.
- Remove chicken to a plate on the side.
- Add onions and garlic to skillet and sauté’ until soft.
- Add to skillet tomatoes, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, & poultry seasoning.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add chicken back to the skillet.
- Place skillet in oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove skillet from oven and place mozzarella cheese on top of chicken.
- Place under broiler for 3-5 minutes until cheese is melted and browned.
- Sprinkle chopped basil on top.
Just writing this recipe down makes me hungry!!! I just may have to make it again tonight! Economical and delicious is my favorite way to cook.
Happy Eating!
Keikilani
What is your favorite pan you cook with?
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Mmmmm, I could really go for some of that right about now. It looks SO good!
Thanks for including the oven recipe instructions! I don’t have a cast iron pan and this looks too good to pass up!
You can use any oven safe skillet that can handle high heat!
OH my this looks so good. I could eat the whole skillet full. grabs plate and comes over.
Sounds like a great weeknight dinner. All the flavours work so well together.
This looks so good! Cast iron skillets must be awesome for recipes like this. That cheese, yum!
I can’t wait to make this dish for our dinner. It looks easy and delicious!
yeah this looks all kinds of good. This is something that I definitely would love to make for my family as they would love it
This sounds oh so delectable. I like that it all takes place in the skillet – marking this one down.
This recipe sounds perfect for us, we use garlic on a lot of food! I use my cast iron a lot.
I love tomato and chicken together. I think this would be a dish that my family would really enjoy.
WOW! That looks delicious! My chicken dishes are always boring. I have to try this for sure. I think cheese on anything makes it is so much yummier! I also don’t use my cast iron skillet as often as I should. Thanks for the inspiration!
That looks like it would be a really great weeknight dinner. Baseball season is coming up, so time is limited!
That looks amazing. Two of my favorite things…garlic and cheese! I’ll be making this for sure!