Pizza Chicken

I came up with this recipe a while ago when I had a bunch of leftovers laying around and had a craving for pizza....but didn't want all the carbs/calories that go along with it. I'm not going to lie...it's NOT pizza, but it's a decent substitute. I included more pictures, because this is more of a method recipe...you can really change up the ingredients to your preference.

2 Chicken Breasts
Sliced Turkey Pepperoni
1 C. Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Olive Oil - approx 1 Tbsp.
Italian Seasoning
Salt & Pepper
1 bottle of pizza sauce (I didn't use all of it)
Green Pepper, chopped
1 C. Mushrooms, sliced
1/2 Onion, chopped
1 Small Can Sliced Black Olives

Cut the chicken breasts in half and then flatten. I've found the best way to do this is on a cutting board with plastic wrap on top and then beat the hell out of it with a hammer.

Put 6-10 turkey pepperoni pieces on the flattened chicken. And then add about 1/8 cup of cheese to each piece. Roll the chicken and secure with toothpicks.

*Note how many toothpicks you put in, so that you can take all of them out after cooking and you won't have to worry about biting into one while you're eating.

Once securely rolled, you'll want to salt and pepper both sides and sprinkle some italian seasoning, for fun.

Heat a pan on medium/medium-high heat. Pour in olive oil and once heated, place the pieces in the pan with the edge face down (this helps the chicken keeps it shape). Cheese and pepperonis will likely fall out...just shove them back in the chicken and call it good. When the bottom is just browned, flip the pieces and brown the top. The goal isn't to cook the pieces all the way through, just give it a nice golden brown outside.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a 9x13 baking dish, spread a thin layer of pizza sauce. This helps to keep things from sticking. Lay the pieces of chicken down in the pan and pour pizza sauce over each piece.

In the same pan you cooked the chicken in, heat back up to medium heat and throw in your pre-sliced and chopped veggies. Cook until peppers are tender, but not soft.

Toss veggies onto chicken pieces...some will fall off to the side, which is totally fine. I also sliced up some more turkey pepperoni and threw that on top.

Put the remaining cheese on top of veggies...use more or less...depending on your preference.
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, uncovered.

DIG IN!