Chicken Pepperoni Skillet

We had two large grilled chicken breast leftover from a previous meal and I decided to turn them into a chicken pepperoni skillet meal using the peppers, onions, pepperoni, cheese and a partial jar of Rao’s Marinara - I had everything on hand.  You may recall that chicken pepperoni originated from the Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase movie entitled “Seems Like Old Times.”  We have made the original dish a couple of times and always enjoyed it so I decided to try creating this dish with the following recipe.

Chicken Pepperoni Skillet

The Ingredients:

Two large grilled chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces (see note)

½ large onion, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 poblano pepper, chopped

5 oz pepperoni, diced

1 tsp minced garlic

Italian seasoning, to taste

1 cup Marinara

Handful of shredded pepper jack

Handful shredded cheddar

S&P to taste.

Note - The chicken breasts had been Jaccarded and marinated for two hours in Italian salad dressing then grilled to 157F internal temp.

The Directions:

1. With this name, I decided it needed to be cooked in our 10” cast iron skillet beginning with olive oil, the peppers, onions, garlic, Italian seasoning, S&P.

2. When they are softened, stir in the chicken and pepperoni with more seasoning.

3. Stir in the marinara and cover with a lid to warm the chicken thru.

4. Add the cheeses and return the lid until the cheese is melted.

The Verdict:

We thought it was delicious and it will be made again when we have leftover chicken, which we will make happen.  I rarely try to create a dish but I am pretty proud of this one.

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Have a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.

Larry

7/31/21 event date