So I've been making a home styled "Chicken under a brick" at home for a few years now and it's one of the fastest, easiest, and tasty-ist meals we do at home. Tonight though we wanted something a bit different with Jena's pregnancy cravings and she wanted a Pesto Tomato dish. While looking online, I realized that most dishes want "baked" chicken, which in my opinion is just horrible and most often flavorless. So instead I decided to combine our recipes and make something truly spectacular.
Daddy's Italian Seared Chicken
- Chicken Breasts (Butterflied)
- Garlic Salt
- Pepper
- Red Pepper
- Onion Powder
- Olive Oil
- Butter
Let the skillet and olive oil get pretty hot. While it's getting hot spice the chicken on one side.
Chicken needs a quick and fast sear on the grill, and the oil should be nice and hot just before the chicken goes in. Add the butter and very soon after the Chicken. Spice the other side while the chicken is in the pan. Always use tongs to turn the chicken, piercing food lets out important moisture. Sear one side, then flip. Sear the other side. If necessary, repeat until chicken is cooked throughout.
Serve over rice or pasta.
Pesto Tomato Topping
- Basil pesto
- Seared Tomatos (with garlic and salt)
- Grated Fresh Mozzarella
Spoon the Basil Pesto onto the chicken, place the seared tomatoes on top, Top with cheese while in the pan doing the last part of the sear. Let the cheese melt.
If you'd like to get fancy pre heat the oven while cooking the chicken, and pop this in the oven to get a crisper cheese on top.
Serve on top of angel hair.
I'd have pictures but we ate everything to fast. I'll add pictures next time.
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