Tasty Bruschetta And Artichoke Chicken

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts or 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (12 ounce) package frozen artichokes, quarters
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 4 -5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (6 ounce) package chicken flavor stuffing mix
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) jar sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/8 cup grated parmesan cheese
• fresh basil sprig, if desired (optional)
• red pepper flakes, if desired (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 defrost artichoke quarters. set aside.
• 3 place tomatoes with liquid in medium bowl. add garlic, stuffing mix and water; stir just until stuffing mix is moistened. stir in additional ingredients of mushrooms, onions, basil, balsamic vinegar and salt and pepper. set aside.
• 4 mix together 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. sprinkle chicken with mixture; place chicken in a greased 13x9 inch baking dish.
• 5 top chicken pieces with artichokes and stuffing mixture then sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• 6 garnish with basil sprigs and red pepper flakes if desired.