Name: Transform dinners with our 20-minute One-Pan Italian Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 120g packet baby spinach leaves; 150g shaved leg ham; 4 chicken breast schnitzel steaks (500g); 420g jar whole cherry tomato and basil pasta sauce; 4 mozzarella cheese slices; Mixed salad leaves, to serve

Transform dinners with our 20-minute One-Pan Italian Chicken

You'll make it again and again.

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

TIP: For an added extra, serve with garlic bread on the side.

Ingredients

120g packet baby spinach leaves

150g shaved leg ham

4 chicken breast schnitzel steaks (500g)

420g jar whole cherry tomato and basil pasta sauce

4 mozzarella cheese slices

Mixed salad leaves, to serve

Method

Step 1

Place spinach in a heatproof bowl. Cover. Microwave on High for 30 secs – 1 min, until just wilted. Drain.

Step 2

Heat a lightly oiled, large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add ham. Cook, turning, for 1-2 mins, until lightly golden. Transfer to a plate.

Step 3

Add chicken to same hot pan. Cook for about 2 mins on each side, until golden and just cooked. Pour sauce around chicken. Top chicken with ham, spinach and mozzarella. Cover pan with lid.

Step 4

Cook over a medium heat for 1-2 mins, until sauce is hot and cheese is melted.

Step 5

Serve with salad leaves.

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