A simple and DELICIOUS way to cook chicken – this Bruschetta Chicken is a must-have on the dinner rotation! Marinating the chicken breasts in Italian dressing and topping them with cheese, tomatoes, olive oil, and basil adds SO much flavor! The whole family will love this recipe!
Chicken + Bruschetta
Chicken is probably the most popular dinner item at our house (in case you hadn’t already noticed from the plethora of chicken recipes on the site, like Chicken Tetrazzini, Lemon Pepper Chicken, and Baked Chicken Parmesan). Even though we do have a large variety of chicken recipes, I’m always looking for ways to switch up the chicken dinner.
I recently across one of my old posts for Homemade Bruschetta, and thought it would be fun to make a chicken version!
It was SO simple to make and ended up tasting delicious. We’ve had it at least once a month for the past few months since it’s easy and I always have the ingredients on hand. I know grilled chicken can get a little boring, so it’s nice to change it up and make it in different ways. If you love chicken and bruschetta like we do, then I think you’ll really enjoy this recipe. 😉
Bruschetta Chicken Bake
To make this chicken, we marinate our chicken in Italian dressing for about 24 hours. From there, we place it on a foil-lined baking sheet.
Top it with shredded Mozzarella cheese along with the cubed tomatoes, olive oil and basil mixture. Bake for about 40 minutes. We sometimes top this with a bit of shaved Mozzarella too for even more cheese and serve warm.
Just a few tips when making this recipe:
- We like to marinate our chicken for a few hours in the Italian dressing, but even marinating it for an hour will be fine.
- You can also decide how much cheese to use for each piece of chicken. I put less on mine, and LOTS on the hubby’s since he is a major cheese lover.
- Sometimes a few of the tomatoes fall off while it’s cooking, but we have no problem scooping them up and adding them back on top. 😉
How to make grilled bruschetta chicken?
You can easily grill the chicken instead of baking it. Simply combine the chicken with the Italian dressing in a ziploc bag, and grill on medium high heat for 6-8 minutes on each side. Once it’s cooked through, top with a slice of mozzarella cheese and continue to cook until cheese is melted (about 1 minute), then remove from the grill. Combine tomatoes, olive oil, and basil, and spoon on top of the cooked chicken.
How to reheat bruschetta chicken?
You can reheat any leftovers by putting it in the oven at 325° for about 15-20 minutes or until heated through. Or, simply microwave! The leftovers reheat extremely well.
What to serve with bruschetta chicken:
- Roasted Brussel Sprouts
- Copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks
- Parmesan Asparagus
- Caprese Pesto Pasta Salad
For more chicken recipes, check out:
- Baked Chicken Fingers
- Avocado Chicken Parmigiana
- Firecracker Chicken
- Baked Lemon Parmesan Chicken
- Copycat Chick Fil A Nuggets
Bruschetta Chicken Recipe
A Simple And DELICIOUS Way To Cook Chicken! Marinating The Chicken Breasts In Italian Dressing And Topping Them With Cheese, Tomatoes, Olive Oil, And Basil Adds SO Much Flavor!
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 c Italian Dressing
- 3 tomatoes cubed
- 1-2 TB olive oil
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 c mozzarella cheese shredded
Instructions
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Marinate chicken breasts in Italian Dressing for several hours.
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Preheat oven to 350.
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Combine cubed tomatoes, olive oil and basil in a bowl and mix well.
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Place chicken breasts on a foil-lined cookie sheet. Add desired amount of mozzarella cheese on top of the chicken breasts (we added about a few TB to each breast). Top with a few tablespoons of the tomato mixture.
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Bake for 40-45 minutes.
Thank you Kristyn for the nice recipe. Have a good day and week!
Thanks for stopping by Liz!! Have a great week. 😉
My sauce did NOT curdle — I wonder if your ovens are too hot — I made as directed but subbed Havarti cheese slices. My family loved this they fought over the sauce.
Thanks Teresa!!
i made this and it was delicious! I served it with brown rice and some veggies (:
Sounds wonderful! Thank you!
Love this recipe
Me too!! Thank you for stopping by!
Can’t believe how simple this was!
Such a delicious recipe! And so nice that i usually have all of those ingredients!!