Easy Chicken Pizzaiola

Easy Chicken Pizzaiola

pizza-style chicken baked with capsicum, tomatoes and potatoes

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 25m
Cook Time: 35m
Total Time: 1h
Temp.: 350 °F
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
5.0 (15 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

316
Calories
6,1g
Fat
37,4g
Carbohydrates
27,3g
Protein
59mg
Cholesterol
461mg
Sodium
Easy Chicken Pizzaiola

Recipe Description

This Chicken Pizzaiola recipe is an easy and tasty chicken dish you should definitely try! Loaded with vegetables and coated in a delicious sauce. Pizzaiola means ‘in the style of pizza’, i.e. containing all your favorite pizza ingredients! And apart from the cheese, that’s true for this recipe.

Bell peppers, tomatoes, oregano, crushed red pepper – all the best pizza toppings combined here to make a yummy sauce, bulked out by some potatoes, that will coat the perfectly cooked chicken breasts. The recipe is easy to follow too, just brown the meat off first, cook everything else together in the same pan and then spoon the sauce over before baking. Try this one evening this week, you’re bound to enjoy it!

To make Chicken Pizzaiola, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Easy Chicken Pizzaiola

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Steps to make

  1. 1

    Heat the oven and prepare a baking dish

    5 min
    Step 1 - Easy Chicken Pizzaiola

    Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Lightly grease a rectangular baking dish.

  2. 2

    Season the chicken

    1 min
    Step 2 - Easy Chicken Pizzaiola

    Sprinkle each side of the chicken with salt and pepper.

  3. 3

    Brown the chicken

    5 min
    Step 3 - Easy Chicken Pizzaiola

    Place a large skillet over a medium heat and add the oil. Once hot, add the chicken and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until completely browned.

  4. 4

    Place the chicken in the baking dish

    1 min
    Step 4 - Easy Chicken Pizzaiola

    Remove the chicken with a slotted spoon and place in the baking dish, covering the dish tightly with a sheet of aluminum foil.

  5. 5

    Add the potatoes, pepper and seasoning

    10 min
    Step 5 - Easy Chicken Pizzaiola

    To the same skillet, add the peppers and potatoes, along with the onion powder, crushed red pepper and oregano. Cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring regularly, until the vegetables have softened.

  6. 6

    Add the tomatoes and broth

    2 min
    Step 6 - Easy Chicken Pizzaiola

    Add the chicken broth, tomatoes, and tomato paste. Stir and then bring everything to a boil.

  7. 7

    Pour the sauce over the chicken

    1 min
    Step 7 - Easy Chicken Pizzaiola

    Take the pan off the heat and pour the contents over the chicken, before resealing the foil.

  8. 8

    Bake the chicken

    35 min
    Step 8 - Easy Chicken Pizzaiola

    Bake the chicken for around 30 minutes until cooked through. The temperature at the center of the chicken should read a minimum of 165°F.

Serve this yummy Chicken Pizzaiola with the sauce spooned over the top. It works great on its own or you can also serve with some rice or veggies. What do you think of my pizza-style recipe? Let me know in the comments below!

About the author

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.

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5.0 out of 5 (15 reviews)
Willie
April 2, 2025
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Man, this Chicken Pizzaiola is a total hit! I whipped it up last week for my wifey and she was all smiles. Super easy and flavors on point! Def gonna make it again soon.

Queenie
April 24, 2024
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I made the Easy Chicken Pizzaiola for a family dinner, and it was a hit. The flavours reminded me of our pizza nights. So simple yet so delightful, we polished it off in no time.

Frank
March 15, 2024
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Simply loved it

Bella
December 16, 2023
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Yum! Made this last night, and my hubby was floored—seriously, we wanna eat it every week! It's a total game changer! 🍕✨

Diana Mills
October 7, 2023
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I made this Chicken Pizzaiola last Sunday for my family, and it was a hit! The sauce was so flavorful with all the veggies. My husband kept asking for seconds. It reminded me of our favorite pizzeria back in college. Such a great recipe to bring back those memories.

Oso
September 9, 2022
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¡Delicioso! Cociné esto para la cena familiar y mis hijos se lo comieron todo. La combinación de ingredientes es simplemente perfecta. Recordé cuando mi madre hacía algo similar en casa. No puedo esperar a hacerlo de nuevo esta semana.

Kevin Johnson
August 6, 2021
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OMG, this Easy Chicken Pizzaiola is a game-changer! I whipped it up for date night, and my wife couldn’t stop raving. The sauce is packed with flavor, like seriously! It’s super simple to make, too. I’ll def be making this again! A total win at our dinner table!

Wendy
February 4, 2021
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Delicious! Made this for a friend’s get-together and it was a hit. The flavors blended so well, and it was super easy to make. Everyone loved the fresh veggies in the sauce. Will definitely cook this again.

Rachael
April 29, 2020
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So easy dinner

Henry Thompson
March 26, 2020
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I made the Easy Chicken Pizzaiola last week for my family. It was a hit! The flavors reminded me of pizza nights from my childhood. The kids loved the colorful veggies and I enjoyed how simple it was to cook. This dish will be repeating in our house often.

Maddy
November 7, 2019
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Yummy chicken dinner! My kids devoured every bite, and I loved how easy it was to make. We even had leftovers for lunch! Will definitely make again.

Wendy
October 16, 2019
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Superb family meal.

Olivia Smith
August 16, 2019
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I made this Chicken Pizzaiola last night and my family loved it. It was so simple to make, just like making pizza. The flavors were great, and my kids enjoyed eating their veggies without fuss.

Ursula Thompson
July 24, 2019
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I made the Easy Chicken Pizzaiola for my family last week, and it was a hit! My husband loved the flavors, and it reminded me of our first pizza date. The recipe was so simple to follow, I will definitely make it again.

Made by Cook.me
April 17, 2019
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Well done!

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