Pizza Stuffed Chicken has juicy chicken breasts stuffed with cheese and pepperoni and lots of rich marinara sauce. This 5-ingredient dinner is incredibly easy to prepare but is so delicious it is sure to become a new family favorite.

stuffed chicken breast on a plate covered in red sauce.

Quick enough for a easy weeknight dinner but fancy enough for a special occasion, this stuffed chicken recipe combines the best parts of pizza and makes it into a low carb main dish.

I had the idea for this recipe in my head for a while before I actually made it. I had made my Pizza Stuffed Mushrooms, Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza, and Cafeteria Style Rectangle Pizza, Nashville Hot Chicken Pizza, and I was thinking of other ways to take the flavors of pizza and turn them into something new.

With both Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken and Broccoli Pesto Stuffed Chicken being total winners, I set out to create this pizza stuffed chicken.

This italian chicken is great served with a side salad or steamed broccoli. It is also gluten free and full of flavor- tender chicken breasts, pizza sauce, spices, toppings, and cheese. If you aren’t concerned about the whole thing being low carb, garlic bread would complete the meal!

side view of pizza stuffed chicken on a sauce covered plate.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

Super Easy: It requires very few ingredients and there is no true measuring involved.
Elevated: This chicken dish feels a little fancier because it's stuffed, but it is so simple to prepare.
Kid-friendly: Who doesn't love pizza?

Ingredient Notes

ingredients for pizza stuffed chicken on a white background.

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts: 2 medium to large chicken breasts.
Tomato Sauce: Use your favorite brand of marinara sauce. Our family's favorite is Rao's Homemade. We use it as pizza sauce and in this Chicken Parmesan Recipe.
Cheese: I used medium shredded mozzarella. However, fresh mozzarella (like buffalo mozzarella) would really elevate this dish if you want to use that.
Pepperoni: Either standard size pepperoni or large pepperoni work.
Italian seasoning: Italian seasoning or even straight dried oregano both work great. Oregano is the classic spice sprinkled on pizza.

raw stuffed chicken in red sauce and sprinkled with oregano before going in the oven.

Variations

Optional, but delicious, add your favorite pizza toppings and veggies! I love mushrooms and onions, but peppers, olives, even jalapeños would be great. Just make sure that you cut the veggies thinly, so they cook fully along with the chicken.

In a pinch you can also make this without stuffing the chicken. Simply thin cut the chicken breasts, top with pepperoni slices and cheese, place in the baking dish with sauce and bake for about 25-30 minutes.

How to Make Baked Pizza Chicken

hand showing where the chicken has been sliced.

Step 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Pat chicken breasts dry with a paper towel and then using a sharp knife, carefully slice a pocket in each breast, leaving about a half inch on the side that you don't cut through.

raw chicken stuffed with pepperoni and cheese.

Step 2. Tuck half of the pepperoni into each pocket, along with a sprinkle of shredded mozzarella.

raw stuffed chicken in red sauce and sprinkled with oregano.

Step 3. Pour marinara sauce into an oven safe baking dish. Place stuffed chicken breasts on top.

stuffed chicken breasts covered in shredded cheese and placed in a marinara filled dish.

Step 4. Sprinkle italian seasoning over top both chicken breasts and then top with remaining cheese.

two stuffed chicken breasts in red sauce on a baking dish.

Step 5. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 25-30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

stuffed pizza chicken on a white plate covered in pizza sauce.

Step 6. Enjoy with each stuffed chicken breast with the baked sauce.

Recipe Tips

Use a meat thermometer to test doneness, the thickest part should temp at 165 degrees F.

You can double the amount of chicken breasts and simply bake in a larger pan to feed a family.

stuffed chicken breast garnished with basil on a plate covered in red sauce.

Storage

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat in the oven or the microwave.

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