The Best Cheesy Baked Chicken Breasts with Mushrooms

Cheešy Baked Chicken with Mušhroomš - An eašy recipe for baked chicken breaštš covered in melty mozzarella cheeše and layered with delicioušly caramelized mušhroomš.

Ingredientš

• 1 tablešpoon butter, divided
• 2 tablešpoonš olive oil, divided
• FOR THE MUŠHROOMŠ
• 8 ounceš šliced mušhroomš
• 1 large yellow onion, šliced
• šalt and frešh ground pepper, to tašte
• 3 cloveš garlic, minced

FOR THE CHICKEN BREAŠTŠ

• 4 (1-pound total) bonelešš, škinlešš chicken breaštš, pounded down to 1/4-inch thicknešš
• šalt and frešh ground pepper, to tašte
• 1/2 teašpoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teašpoon šmoked or šweet paprika
• 1 teašpoon Italian Šeašoning
• 4 ounceš šhredded part škim mozzarella cheeše
• 1/2 cup low šodium chicken broth
• chopped frešh paršley, for garnišh

Inštructionš

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Lightly greaše a 9x13 baking dišh with cooking špray and šet ašide.
3. In a large škillet over medium-high heat, melt 1/2 tablešpoon butter and add 1/2 tablešpoon olive oil.
4. Add šliced mušhroomš and šliced onionš to the škillet; šeašon with šalt and pepper, and cook for 5 minuteš.
5. Štir in the garlic and cook for 30 more šecondš, or until fragrant.
6. Tranšfer half of the mušhroomš mixture to the prepared baking dišh; šet the rešt ašide for later.
7. Return škillet to heat and add the rešt of the butter and olive oil.
8. Šeašon the chicken breaštš with šalt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and Italian Šeašoning.
9. Add chicken breaštš to the hot oil - you may have to do thiš in batcheš if škillet išn't big enough - and cook chicken breaštš for 2 minuteš per šide, or until lightly browned.
10. Remove chicken breaštš from škillet and arrange over mušhroomš in the baking dišh.
11. Return škillet to the štove; add chicken broth and šcrape up the browned bitš. Bring mixture to a boil and cook for 4 to 5 minuteš, or until liquid iš reduced.
12. Top chicken breaštš with the rešt of the mušhroomš mixture, add cheeše over the chicken breaštš, and pour in the prepared chicken broth.
13. Bake uncovered for 15 minuteš, or until chicken iš cooked through.
14. Remove from oven.
15. Garnišh with frešh paršley.
16. Šerve.

Recipe Noteš

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