One Pan Pimento Cheese Chicken
This One Pan Pimento Cheese Chicken is creamy, cheesy, and packed with Southern-inspired flavor. Made with tender chicken and a rich pimento cheese sauce, this easy one pan dinner is perfect for busy weeknights.
Servings: 6
Calories: 345kcal
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 ¼ inch thickness
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 3 cups halved cherry tomatoes or quartered Roma tomatoes
- ½ tablespoon fresh thyme
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 8 oz fresh mozzarella, torn
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- fresh chopped parsley (optional) for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Toss tomatoes in thyme, olive oil, honey, and salt and pepper and transfer to a large oven safe pan or 12” cast iron skillet.
- Arrange the pounded out chicken over the tomatoes, and season with salt and pepper.
- Spread the pimento cheese equally over each piece of chicken. Top with torn mozzarella and sprinkle evenly with smoked paprika.
- 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.
- Once chicken is cooked through, remove the skillet from the oven.
- For brown and bubbly cheese: Preheat broiler to high and broil chicken 2-3 minutes, checking occasionally to prevent burning.
- Sprinkle fresh chopped parsley over top, and allow to cool 10-15 minutes before serving.
- Serve over rice, pasta couscous, zoodles or with roasted potatoes.
Nutrition
Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 698mg | Potassium: 344mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1181IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 348mg | Iron: 1mg