Margherita Chicken

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 45 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients

• Low-calorie cooking spray
• 1 small onion, peeled and finely diced
• 1 400g tin chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp garlic granules
• 200ml chicken stock
• 4 chicken breasts
• Basil
• 140g mozzarella
• Pepper

Method

Preheat the oven to 200C
Spray a saucepan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium-hight heat
Add the onion and saute for 5-6 minutes until golden brown
Add the tinned tomatoes, garlic granules and stock. Stir and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes
While the margherita sauce simmers, spray a non-stick frying pan with low-calories cooking spray and place over a medium-high heat
Add the chicken breasts and seal for about 2 minutes each side, until golden, then arrange in the ovenproof dish
After the sauce has been simmering for 15 minutes, stir in the basil and season with pepper
Spoon the sauce over the chicken breasts in the ovenproof dish
Tear the mozzarella into pieces and scatter it over the top
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the cheese is melted and golden
Remove from the oven, scatter a few basil leaves on top and serve with your choice of accompaniment