Name: Italian chicken bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 small or 1 large onion chopped; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp dried oregano; 3 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes or cherry tomatoes; 1 tbsp sugar; little splash red or white wine vinegar; about 500g cooked chicken shredded into chunks; 125g ball mozzarella; 2 good handfuls fresh breadcrumbs (or gluten-free alternative)

Italian chicken bake

Use up leftover roast chicken in this tomato bake with mozzarella cheese and crispy breadcrumb topping

1 hr total 10 min prep 50 min cook 4 475 cal

Instructions

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1 Fry the onion and garlic in the oil until softened. Add the oregano, tomatoes and sugar, a little splash of vinegar and some salt and pepper, then simmer for 20 mins until the sauce is really thick. Stir in the chicken and transfer to a baking dish.
2 Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Tear over the mozzarella in chunks, then scatter over with the breadcrumbs with a bit more ground pepper. Bake for 20 mins until the chicken is piping hot through and the top is golden and bubbling. eat with mash, jacket potatoes, rice or pasta.