East Side Mario's Hell's Kitchen Chicken (pollo Italian)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons margarine or 2 teaspoons oil or 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 garlic clove, smashed
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 pour tomatoes into blender or food processor.
• 2 add basil, tarragon, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper.
• 3 puree until smooth.
• 4 melt margarine in large frypan.
• 5 saute garlic over medium heat 1 minute.
• 6 add chicken breasts, saute, turning once or twice until golden on both sides.
• 7 turn chicken fleshy side down and cover with tomato mixture.
• 8 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes until tender.
• 9 remove chicken and place fleshy side up, in a warm oven proof dish.
• 10 stir parsley into sauce and spoon over chicken breasts.
• 11 sprinkle with mozzarella.
• 12 place under heated broiler 1 minute just until cheese melts.