Easy Baked Pineapple Chicken
This recipe makes an easy and flavorful chicken dinner with a delicious sweet and savory twist. The chicken is seasoned, seared in a skillet, and finished in the oven with pineapple rings, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese. It is a simple meal that feels special enough for company but easy enough for a weeknight dinner.
Servings 4 servings
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Ingredients
- ¾ tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp sweet paprika
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 4 chicken breasts
- salt
- pepper
- 1 ½ cup mozzarella cheese shredded and divided
- 4 pineapple rings
- 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese
- 1 Tbsp cilantro minced
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the Italian seasoning, sweet paprika, and garlic powder. Set aside. Then preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large oven-proof skillet, heat the olive oil. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Cook chicken for 5 minutes on one side in the skillet until golden brown. Flip the chicken, then season the top with the seasoning mix.
- Next, sprinkle 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese over the chicken. Top each chicken breast with a pineapple ring, then the remaining mozzarella cheese, and finally the parmesan cheese.
- Add the skillet to the oven and bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the chicken reaches 165 degrees. Garnish with cilantro for serving if desired.