This recipe had me at the word ‘Italian’. I love Italian food, especially easy after work Italian food! The ingredients are simple. A jar or can of artichoke hearts and a can of diced tomatoes. Some garlic, a pinch of basil. Nestle some chicken on top and pop it in the oven!
Hot out of the oven and ready to be served!
I’m on an artichoke kick lately- I had a leftover can from my One Pan Lemon Chicken with Artichokes. Now my only question is…are artichoke hearts Italian? I thought they were Greek? Somebody set me straight on this please. Either way- this is a delicious and EASY dish that your family will love, and thats what matters.
You can combine all the ingredients in a bowl or even right in the casserole dish!
Adding Italian spice to tomato & artichoke mixture.
After combining your artichokes, tomatoes and seasoning, simply top with the uncooked chicken and a sprinkle of herbs, salt and pepper.
Ready to pop in the oven!
Off to the oven it goes! Top with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and dinner is done! Doesn’t get much easier than this guys!
Grating parmesan onto chicken, then eating time.
Some helpful hints for this flavorful, easy dish:
- I used chicken thighs but breasts will work just great.
- The first time I made this, I used marinated artichokes, the second I used canned. You can go either way but I like the extra zing of the marinated artichokes.
- Drain the artichokes and tomatoes really well. Too much liquid and the artichoke tomato mixture can get soupy. I used a metal mesh strainer but it does add to the cleanup, so your choice.
Besides being fabulously easy- I love me a good one pot meal, so much flavor in one pot! Check out this Mexican Chicken Bake while you’re at it. Delish!
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A simple easy combination of artichokes, tomatoes and herbs. Topped with chicken and right in the oven it goes!
- 6 chicken thighs or breasts (I used thighs If using bone-, increase cook time by 15 minutes)
- 1 8 oz jar marinated artichoke hearts - drained well
- 1 14.5 oz can roasted tomatoes - drained well
- 3 cloves garlic - chopped
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons olive oil to brush on top of chicken
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup grated mozzarella or parmesean
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Coat a 9 x 9 baking dish with non stick spray.
- In mixing bowl, combine artichokes, tomatoes, garlic, flour, italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Nestle chicken into mixture.
- Brush chicken with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until chicken is completely cooked through.
- Top with cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes.
- Garnish with fresh basil if desired.
Can you put it in slow cooker instead of the oven
Yes! In fact chicken thighs work well in a slow cooker!
Can I subtitute peeled tomatoes for the roasted tomatoes? I made this before and my family loves it. But I just realized I don’t have roasted tomatoes will it still work?
Since the canned tomatoes are drained and you don’t need the liquid, whole peeled or unpeeled and diced would work great!
I have made this several times and will do again tomorrow at family ski vacation in White Mountains. With pasta and garlic bread. I gotta get into your other one pan recipes.
Bruce
Oh we have tons of them Bruce! You can browse them all right HERE https://laughingspatula.com/category/one-pot/
My new fave is the French Onion Chicken. Thank you for the nice note! Kathi
Oh, and I add canned mushrooms to the Italian Chicken recipe
Any suggestions for a side dish?
Hi Melissa! We keep it pretty simple around here. I’d suggest rice and steamed broccoli.
This recipe will be my lifetime menu!!!
Today have brought some for lunch today!!
Hello have tried this last night and it was delicious!~05/15/2018
I need to serve eight. I’m thinking of doubling the recipe and putting it in a 9 x 12 glass casserole dish. What do you think? Maybe serve with an Italian green salad and some crusty garlic bread…what do you typically serve this with? Thanks for all the recipes and inspirations.
I think that would be great! We have a cheese stuffed garlic bread that would be devine with it! Hope you enjoy. https://laughingspatula.com/cheesy-stuffed-garlic-french-bread/
This recipe was the best ever will make it again real tasty.
Italian Chicken (bone in or out will work – just adjust cooking time)
How do you adjust?
Hi Sheri – Cook an additional 15 minutes or so until the meat reaches 165 degrees internally. The artichoke-tomato mixture should be plenty moist enough to withstand the extra cooking time. Cover with foil if it looks like it is drying out. Hope that helps!
Hi Sheri, I’d cook for an additional 15 minutes, checking the temp to be sure the chicken is cooked to 165 degrees.
Looks scrumptious. Can’t wait to try it. thanks