Chicken in Tomato Sauce

One of my favorite dishes my mother made growing up was her version of chicken cacciatore.  She would brown some chicken pieces and then smother them in some tomato sauce and serve it up.  Tonight LBA, SoBA, and I had breakfast for dinner (though we were going to have meatloaf until I realized we only had one pound of ground beef in the house).  In learning that I discovered that we need to eat out of the freezer for a while - there's too much in there.

So time for some chicken dishes.  From Cafe Delites, via BuzzFeed.

MOZZARELLA CHICKEN IN TOMATO SAUCE
PREP TIME 1 min
COOK TIME 10 mins
TOTAL TIME 11 mins
Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS 

• 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves 
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley leaves 
• ½ teaspoon ground oregano 
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper 
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts, halved to make 4 fillets 
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic 
• 1 cup your favourite Marinara tomato sauce 
• 1-2 teaspoons Italian seasoning (adjust to your tastes) 
• ½ cup shredded mozzarella

INSTRUCTIONS 

1. Preheat the broiler/grill to a medium heat setting. 
2. Combine the herbs in a shallow bowl with salt and pepper and oil. Coat both sides of each chicken fillet with the oil. Heat a large heavy oven-proof skillet over high heat. Add the fillets and pan fry on each side until golden (about 3 minutes on each side). 
3. Add the garlic to the same pan and allow to fry until fragrant (about 30 seconds). Spoon the marinara sauce over and around the chicken. Add the Italian seasonings into the sauce and stir them through. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the mozzarella over each chicken fillet; transfer to the oven and broil / grill until the cheese has melted and the chicken is cooked through (about 3 to 5 minutes). 
4. Garnish with freshly chopped parmesan cheese and serve over zucchini noodles, rice, pasta, steamed vegetables, or with a salad!