It’s quick. It’s easy. It’s pretty healthy. It only contains 7 ingredients. And best of all, you can cook it in one pan. This cherry tomato and mozzarella chicken is one of my go-to midweek dinners for good reason!
A meal that ticks a lot of boxes
- It’s quick, super easy and uses only 7 simple pantry ingredients (including salt and pepper!).
- It’s healthy, (look at all those tomatoes!).
- It’s relatively economical.
- It’s a crowd pleaser. Who doesn’t love chicken, tomato sauce and oozy cheese?
- Best of all – it’s a ONE PAN MEAL.
Main ingredients you need
Just:
- garlic
- chicken breasts
- cherry tomatoes
- mozzarella cheese
- a drizzle of balsamic vinegar
- basil (and of course salt and pepper)
That’s it.
How to make it
What I really love about this meal is that you only use one pan – excluding your veggie pan.
Just pan-fry chicken breasts for a couple of minutes on each side with some garlic, simmer with cherry tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and basil for a short while, then top with mozzarella and grill.
How easy is that?
This reminds me a bit of chicken parmigiana – but it’s quite a bit simpler and easier.
I make sure there’s lots of sauce!
How to serve
I usually serve this meal with some fresh or frozen vegetables and 2-minute olive oil toasts.
That’s all it needs! Delicious!
More meals for cherry tomato lovers!
- This pan-fried gnocchi with cherry tomato sauce is absolutely delicious. You’ll make it again and again.
- No explanation needed for this 12-minute cherry tomato pasta!
- This one pan chicken, chorizo and cherry tomatoes is always one of the most popular recipes on the blog. Try it and see why!
More 30-minute(ish) meals
- Creamy lemon chicken orzo soup
- Easy baked gnocchi with sausage, peppers and tomatoes
- Moussaka penne (Greek beef and eggplant pasta bake)
- The simplest stovetop chicken and rice
- OR check out all my easy midweek meals!
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One-pan cherry tomato and mozzarella chicken
Ingredients (UK/Australia? Click below for grams/ml)
- 1.5-2 tablespoons a large drizzle of olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves chopped finely
- 2 chicken breasts
- 28 ounces cherry tomatoes (two cans)
- a drizzle of balsamic vinegar
- a handful of fresh basil
- salt and pepper
- 1 mozzarella ball sliced
to serve (optional)
- your choice of fresh or frozen vegetables I served frozen peas and sweetcorn
- toasted or crusty bread I served toasted focaccia
Instructions
- Drizzle the oil into a frying pan/skillet, then heat it up (on a medium heat). Cook the chicken together with the garlic for about 2 minutes on each side.
- Pour the cherry tomatoes into the pan with the balsamic vinegar, most of the basil, and plenty of salt and pepper. Let simmer for about 5 minutes, then turn the chicken over and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Check that the chicken is cooked all the way through, then top each piece with the mozzarella slices. Pop the pan under the broiler/grill until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
- Divide the sauce between two plates, then top with the chicken and garnish with the rest of the basil. Serve with the vegetables and bread (if using).
Debs says
Love it, have made it 3 times now, its so easy and quick to do. Have tried it with crusty ciabatta which is our favourite drizzled with olive oil. Tried with pasta prefer the bread
Helen says
So happy you enjoy this, Debs! You may also like my crispy pan-fried gnocchi with cherry tomato sauce. It’s a similar sort of recipe I suppose. Vegetarian, but extremely easy and tasty. Thanks for the feedback!
Krystal says
Would it be ok to use fresh cherry tomatoes? I have so many fresh from the garden that i have been wanting to use! I was worried it wouldn’t be as juicy:) Has anyone tried this?
Helen says
Hi Krystal. Oh, definitely! I’d say it’d be even better with home grown cherry tomatoes – do give it a go!