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Chicken Pepperoni

Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 38 minutes
Total Time: 53 minutes
Servings: 4
A tantalizing fusion of succulent chicken and savory pepperoni, creating a symphony of flavors that will leave you craving more.

Ingredients

  • 4 each chicken breasts boneless, skinless, 1/2 thick, pounded
  • to taste salt & pepper
  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning dryed
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper white
  • 2 teaspoon red pepper flakes Optional
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil or canola oil
  • ¼ cup red wine
  • 1 cup onion chopped, about 1/2 medium onion
  • 1 cup red pepper, sweet diced into ½ inch pieces, about 1 pepper
  • 1 jar spaghetti sauce or homemade if you have a favorite recipe
  • 1 ½ cups chicken broth or water
  • 8 oz pasta your choice of shape, thin spaghetti or penne are my choices
  • 16 pieces pepperoni 4 per chicken breast
  • 16 oz mozzarella shredded, can use freshly sliced

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Mix all dried seasonings with flour. Dredge chicken breasts.
  • In a large deep ovenproof frying pan heat butter and oil over medium-high heat, stir to mix. When hot, sear pounded chicken breast ( that have been dredged in flour with spices) until lightly browned on each side. Remove to a plate or baking dish, cover, set aside
  • Remove pan from heat (do not drain oil and butter), add wine carefully, let steam subside and stir and scrape bottom of pan.
  • Return pan to heat and lower to medium. Toss in onion, pepper. Saute for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add spaghetti sauce, water or broth and uncooked spaghetti.
  • Stir well to mix. Nestle browned chicken breasts down into pan, making sure that they aren't overlapping.
  • Pop into fully heated 350° F oven and bake, uncovered for 30 minutes.
  • Top each piece of chicken with three slices of pepperoni and a large handful of cheese using all of it. Pop back into over and bake/broil until cheese has fully melted, about 5-8 minutes. Watch carefully as all oven behave differently.

Nutrition - See Recipe Post for Nutrition Disclaimer

Serving: 4oz | Calories: 882kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 1989mg | Potassium: 917mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 2331IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 644mg | Iron: 5mg