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chicken pepperoni

chicken pepperoni

serves 4
by nancy stone

Ingredients

  • mini pepperoni 1 package
  • 2 tbl olive oil
  • thin sliced boneless chicken breasts, or regular boneless breasts sliced in 1/2
  • salt & pepper
  • 3 garlic cloves thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp anchovy paste
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 can crushed tomatoes 28-ounce
  • ¼ cup basil slivered
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. preheat oven to broil
  2. in a cast iron skillet cook mini pepperoni in olive oil until they crisp and roll into a cup shape
  3. remove pepperoni and cook chicken in pepperoni oil 3-4 minutes per side
  4. remove chicken
  5. saute garlic, anchovy paste and red pepper flakes, 1 minute
  6. add crushed tomatoes, basil, salt & pepper
  7. simmer sauce for 15 minutes and turn off the heat
  8. return chicken to the pan
  9. top with mozzarella cheese and then pepperoni
  10. broil 3-4 minutes until brown
  11. serve with pasta

Recipe Notes

If you can find the mini pepperoni use them because they get crisp like bacon

Adapted from Aurora's Chicken Pepperoni from Seems Like Old Times with Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn