Hasselback Pizza Chicken - Easy 30-Minute Dinner

Everything bakes together in a single dish so you get all the flavor of pizza with almost zero cleanup.

This recipe takes a plain chicken breast, cuts deep slits along the top, and stuffs every pocket with tomato puree, mozzarella cheese, and slices of salami.

It comes together in ten minutes of prep work and gives you a hot meal straight from the oven.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Cut seven slits on the top of the chicken breast.

2. In each slit, spread 1 teaspoon of tomato puree, 1 mozzarella slice, and 1 salami slice.

3. Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).

4. Sprinkle on the cheddar cheese and oregano.

5. Bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. It should have an internal temperature of 165˚F (75˚C).

6. Enjoy!

Variations

Spicy Pepperoni Hasselback

Use pepperoni slices and add crushed red pepper flakes over the cheese.

Garlic Herb Chicken

Brush the chicken skin with garlic butter before stuffing the pockets.

How to Store Hasselback Pizza Chicken

Frequently Asked Questions

Hasselback Pizza Chicken – Easy 30-Minute Dinner

Make this easy Hasselback pizza chicken stuffed with tomato puree, mozzarella, and salami for a quick 30-minute weeknight dinner right in one baking dish.

10 minPrep time20 minCook time30 minTotal1Servings

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Ingredients

• 1 chicken breast
• 7 teaspoons tomato puree
• 7 slices mozzarella cheese
• 7 slices salami
• 1 tablespoon grated cheddar cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

Instructions

1. 1Cut seven slits on the top of the chicken breast.
2. 2In each slit, spread 1 teaspoon of tomato puree, 1 mozzarella slice, and 1 salami slice.
3. 3Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
4. 4Sprinkle on the cheddar cheese and oregano.
5. 5Bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. It should have an internal temperature of 165˚F (75˚C).
6. 6Enjoy!

Food safety: Check the thickest part with a food thermometer. Poultry must reach 165°F (74°C); color alone is not reliable.

Cook's note: What went wrong: If your cheese melted completely into the pan before the meat finished, your baking dish was too wide or the slits were cut too deep. Next time, use a smaller pan to keep the melted cheese pressed against the meat.

Servings: 1

Cuisine: Italian-American

Course: Main Course

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Written by Marta Kowalczyk
Muffins & quick breads are my whole kitchen philosophy: one bowl, a whisk, and a batter that goes from counter to oven before the coffee cools. I write for cooks who want banana bread and blueberry muffins that work on a Tuesday, with ingredient swaps and bake times tested in an ordinary home oven. My angle is making quick breads forgiving, so a slightly overripe fruit or a forgotten timer still ends in something worth slicing.