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Looking for a chicken and cheese recipe off the beaten path? This easy, cheesy, weeknight One Pan Pimento Cheese Chicken cooks in one skillet with minimal prep! Toss in some tomatoes, herbs, and honey and top with chicken, horseradish pimento cheese and mozzarella- pop it in the oven, and in less than 40 minutes, you’ve got a bubbly pan of deliciously tender chicken, and a pan sauce to serve over rice, noddles or zoodles!

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No muss, no fuss- just delicious, cheesy chicken and pan sauce

This One Pan Pimento Cheese Chicken could not be easier to pull together on a busy weeknight. With a quick and easy pan sauce, and a creamy and crispy cheese topping- this is sure to be in the weeknight rotation for years to come!

one pan pimento cheese chicken

One Pan Pimento Cheese Chicken Ingredients

To make this weeknight wonder, you will need:

  • 1 cup homemade pimento cheese spread. I make a killer Horseradish Pimento Cheese Spread that I use for this recipe. It’s super easy to make with your food processor, and goes great with crackers and crusty bread. BUT, if you are pressed for time, to quote the great Ina Garten- store bought is fine.
  • 1 large chicken breast cut into 6 equal pieces, pounded to 1/4 inch thickness.
  • Salt and pepper, always. Push it real good, or just a little bit. Your call.
  • 3 cups halved cherry tomatoes, or quartered Roma tomatoes.
  • 1/2 tbsp fresh thyme. 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil.
  • 1 tbsp honey.
  • 8 oz fresh torn mozzarella.
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika.
  • Fresh chopped parsley (optional) for garnish).
seasoned chicken breast on bed of tomatoes

Prep work: Assembling the pan

To get the chicken ready to bake, you’ll start by layering in the pan sauce components. Toss tomatoes in thyme, olive oil, honey, and salt and pepper and transfer to a large oven safe pan or 12” cast iron skillet.  

Take out your daily aggressions on your chicken, and pound it out to 1/4″ thickness with a meat mallet or rolling pin. Doesn’t that feel better?

Once your chicken is thin and even, layer it over the bed of tomatoes, and season it with salt and pepper.  

chicken breasts topped with pimento cheese spread

Finishing touches before baking

Spread the pimento cheese evenly over the tops of the seasoned chicken, then layer on fresh torn mozzarella cheese. And that’s all she wrote. Pop that beauty in the oven for about 35 minutes, and it’s read to go! 

chicken breast with pimento cheese and mozzarella

How to get extra bubbly and brown cheese for the top

If you’re like me, and you like a bubbly and browned cheese topping, try this step. Simply preheat your oven’s broiler to high and stick the whole pan under there for about 2-3 minutes. Behold- crispy, browned and bubbly cheese. A beautiful sight. 

pimento cheese chicken fresh from the oven

Tools for great Pimento Cheese Chicken

A 12″ cast iron skillet. It heats very evenly, and is broiler safe. A win-win!

A mixing bowl or 2.

A sharp knife and cutting board.

Serving suggestions

Now that you’ve got  pan sauce, what you are you with it? 

I like to serve my Chicken over egg noodles, rice or couscous. You could even serve this chicken and sauce over zoodles, cauliflower rice, or with a side of roasted potatoes. 

cast iron skillet pimento cheese chicken

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One Pan Pimento Cheese Chicken

Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time38 mins
Total Time48 mins
Course: Dinner
Keyword: chicken breast, one pan meal, pimento cheese
Servings: 6

Equipment

  • cast iron or oven-safe skillet

Ingredients

  • 1 cup horseradish pimento cheese spread*
  • 1 large chicken breast cut into 6 equal pieces, pounded to 1/4 inch thickness 
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 3 cups halved cherry tomatoes or quartered Roma tomatoes 
  • 1/2 tbsp fresh thyme 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 1 tbsp honey  
  • 8 oz fresh mozzarella, torn
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • fresh chopped parsley (optional) for garnish) 

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    2. Toss tomatoes in thyme, olive oil, honey, and salt and pepper and transfer to a large oven safe pan or 12” cast iron skillet.
    3. Arrange the pounded out chicken over the tomatoes, and season with salt and pepper.
    4. Spread the pimento cheese equally over each piece of chicken. Top with torn mozzarella and sprinkle evenly with smoked paprika.
    5. Transfer skillet to the oven and bake, uncovered, for 30-35 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the chicken breast reaches 165 degrees.
    6. Once chicken is cooked through, remove the skillet from the oven.
    7. For brown and bubbly cheese: Preheat broiler to high and broil chicken 2-3 minutes, checking occasionally to prevent burning.
    8. Sprinkle fresh chopped parsley over top, and allow to cool 10-15 minutes before serving..
    9. Serve over rice, pasta couscous, zoodles or with roasted potatoes.

Notes/Substitutions:

I use my Horseradish Pimento Cheese Spread for this recipe, but you could also use your favorite pimento cheese spread.

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