This Easy Bruschetta Chicken Recipe is a summertime favorite, especially when tomatoes are in season. This is essentially chicken breast topped with mozzarella cheese and our fresh tomato Bruschetta and drizzled with Balsamic Glaze.
This is so fresh and flavorful. You’ll love that Chicken Bruschetta is a 30-minute dinner and comes together in one pan.
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Bruschetta Chicken Recipe
What is Bruschetta Chicken? It combines chicken breast and classic Italian Bruschetta. Instead of the toasts, we’re using chicken breast and it’s served as a main course instead of an appetizer.
If you are looking for a chicken dinner that is impressive yet is so easy to make, it will be this Chicken Bruschetta recipe. Nothing beats the combination of pan-seared chicken breast topped with the Bruschetta mixture and drizzled with our homemade glaze. The bruschetta topping is especially delicious with summer garden tomatoes, but it can also be made year-round with roma tomatoes.
One-pan chicken recipes like our Stuffed Chicken Breast, Creamy Tuscan Chicken, or Chicken Marsala are really simple to make for a weeknight dinner, but look so impressive and are fancy enough to serve when you have guests over.
Ingredients for Chicken Bruschetta
The ingredients are so simple for this recipe and you most likely already have them on hand/
- Bruschetta – We used half a portion of our classic Bruschetta Recipe.
- Chicken – Boneless skinless chicken breast works best here.
- Marinade – to season the chicken, we use salt, pepper, freshly minced garlic, and Italian seasoning along with olive oil.
- Balsamic Glaze – We used our homemade Balsamic Glaze, but you can easily substitute for a store-bought glaze with great results.
How to Make Bruschetta Chicken
- Make Bruschetta – Make half a portion of Homemade Bruschetta by combining all the ingredients in a bowl and set aside for the flavors to meld.
- Beat Chicken – Beat the chicken breasts until even in thickness for even cooking.
- Season Chicken – In a bowl, combine the olive oil with minced garlic, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Add the chicken and coat on all sides.
- Marinate – Marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes.
- Cook Chicken – Cook the chicken 3-5 minutes per side, or until an internal temperature reaches 165ºF on an instant-read thermometer.
- Add cheese – Top with cheese and close the lid on the skillet until cheese melts.
- Serve – Remove the chicken from heat. Add the tomato mixture and drizzle with the balsamic glaze.
Pro Tip: For the chicken to cook evenly, you’ll want to pound it to an even thickness. Place chicken between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound it to a 1/2″ thickness using either a meat mallet, the back of a heavy saucepan, or even a rolling pin.
To Serve
You could serve Bruschetta Chicken in a sandwich on Focaccia, or as the main course with simple sides. Here are some of our favorite side dishes to serve with Bruschetta Chicken:
- Roasted Cauliflower
- Creamy Mashed Potatoes
- Plain Buttered Pasta
- Roasted Asparagus
- Cooked Rice
- Zucchini Noodles
Make-Ahead
You can easily make this recipe up to one day in advance. Prep all of the elements of this dish ahead and keep them apart until you are ready to assemble and serve.
- Prepare the Bruschetta – cover, and keep it refrigerated.
- Cook the chicken breast – cool to room temperature then cover and refrigerate.
- Reheat the chicken breast on a skillet and proceed with the recipe by topping with the cheese, bruschetta, and glaze.
Common Questions
You can freeze the chicken breast but the Bruschetta topping is best enjoyed fresh. Tomatoes should not be frozen or they become mushy.
Yes, green beans and asparagus will work great in this recipe. We like to cook them separately and serve them alongside the chicken.
No, you can use any of your favorite methods for cooked chicken breast. Grilled chicken and baked chicken breast would work great in this recipe as well.
If you don’t have chicken breast on hand, chicken tenderloins or chicken thighs will work just fine.
Make this Bruschetta Chicken recipe and everyone will be impressed. It’s a great choice for a light, fresh and flavorful summer dinner, or anytime really.
More Chicken Recipes:
- Chicken Marsala
- Chicken Parmesan
- Spatchcock Chicken
- Air Fryer Chicken
- Parmesan-Crusted Chicken
- Lemon Chicken Recipe
Easy Bruschetta Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 4 large chicken breasts, 2 lbs
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 slices mozzarella cheese
- 1 Tbsp olive oil, for sautéing
Bruschetta Topping
- 12 oz Roma tomatoes, 3/4 lb, diced
- 2 1/2 Tbsps basil leaves, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 4 Tbsp balsamic glaze
Instructions
Prepare Bruschetta:
- In a bowl, add the diced tomatoes, chopped basil leaves, minced garlic, balsamic vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper and mix until well combined, set aside.
Prepare Chicken:
- Beat the chicken until it's even in thickness. In a large bowl add the 2 Tbsp oil, salt, Italian seasoning, black pepper and minced garlic. Add chicken and stir to coat then cover and marinate for 30 minutes.
- In a large skillet, over medium heat, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil. Once hot, add the chicken to the skillet and saute for 3-5 minutes per side, or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165ºF on a food thermometer.
- Once the chicken is cooked, reduce the heat to low and top each chicken with a slice of cheese. Cover the skillet with a lid and cook until cheese melts.
- Remove the chicken from heat. Top each chicken breast with the Bruschetta and drizzle with balsamic glaze before serving.
Perhaps the use-by date on balsamic vinegar was this issue. Can’t really give more than 3 stars. Balsamic flavor was way too strong. Might try again.
The recipe calls for balsamic glaze, different from balsamic vinegar.
How would I reheat this delicious recipe I made too much last night thanks!
Hi Cindy, I have the reheat instructions under the Make-Ahead section of the recipe post. I hope that helps.
AMAZING! Natasha’s recipes never disappoint but this one was out of this world delicious! I was extra lucky to have tomatoes fresh from my friend’s garden for the bruschetta.
While this sounds good, bruschetta refers to the bread. The bread is grilled on a brustolina hence the name. It can be topped with anything!
Going to make tonight. Is fresh or deli sliced moose better for this recipe?
Hi Tracy, I’m assuming you meant mozzarella cheese and we used deli sliced mozzarella but this also works really well with fresh mozzarella slices.
After serving my boyfriend declared this recipe has made it into regular rotation! Slight edit: I combined this marinate chicken with the pan seared chicken recipe and broiled at the end with mozzarella topping. Delish!
Made this today and will be in my routine! I have issues with sensitivity to most foods it seams but this one passed the test and now I can finally eat dinner with everyone else!
Made this tonight. Perfection. Whenver I am searching for a recipie, if I see Natasha’s Kitchen I know it’s going to be great. Tonight is no exception.So glad I found your site! You are awesome! After making many of your recipies I think it’s time I get your cookbook! Thanks for making me a better chef. You ROCK
Thank you so much, Jeff!
This recipe is so good! My family loved it! It has so much flavor. Definitely restaurant quality! Made exactly as is, didn’t change a thing. Will definitely be making again. Served with brown rice and green beans. Thank you Natasha.
Hi Andrea! I’m so glad to hear that. Thank you for the wonderful feedback.
I will be making the bruchetta chicken tomorrow night. Do you add the bruchetta and the glaze over the chicken at room temperature.
Hi Cheryl. I add freshly made Bruschetta on to the chicken when removed from the heat, before serving. If you make the bruschetta ahead of time, you can refrigerate it until ready to use. Either way works.
I didn’t see the link for the tomato slicer for the bruschetta. I wanted to try this recipe, and the slicer looks amazing. I love your recipes, so delicious.
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