Skillet pizza chicken
User Reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
4 servings
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Italian
Skillet pizza chicken
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Combine pizza staples like pepperoni, melting mozzarella and tomato sauce with chicken in a skillet and you have a winning recipe!
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Ingredients
- 12 lices spicy pepperoni diced
- 4 large skin-on chicken legs
- Or you can use 6 skin-on chicken thighs
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- salt and pepper to season
- Splash sherry red wine, or water to deglaze skillet
- 1 small red onion finely diced
- 200 g | 7oz cherry tomatoes halved
- 1-2 tbsp capers optional
- 8 balls of bocconcini mini mozzarella balls
- 10 fresh basil leaves roughly torn
- olive oil as needed
- pinch red chilli flakes to serve
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C (400F).
- Remove any excess skin and fat from the chicken and pat dry.
- Mix the olive oil and minced garlic together and brush over the chicken pieces. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Add a tiny splash of oil in a 10in large skillet and pan fry the pepperoni over medium heat until it is crisp.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer the pepperoni to a towel paper lined plate.
- Sear the chicken in the skillet until well browned on both sides - this can take up to 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a large plate and pour most of the oil out of the skillet.
- Heat the skillet again and add a splash of sherry, wine or water to deglaze the pan, scraping any browned sticky bits with a wooden spoon (they add a lot of flavour).
- Add the onions a little olive oil and cook over medium-low heat until onion has softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add the cherry tomatoes and capers and cook for another 5 minutes, until they start breaking up and releasing some of their juices.
- Nestle the chicken among the tomatoes and transfer to the oven. Cook for 20 minutes, uncovered.
- Scatter the bocconcini over the chicken and season with salt and pepper.
- Turn on the grill (broiler) and place the skillet near the top to allow the cheese to melt. It only needs a couple of minutes so keep an eye on it!
- Add the basil leaves, scatter with chilli flakes and crisp pepperoni and serve with a green salad.
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3 reviews
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