Italian inspired Bruschetta Chicken with a creamy, cheesy sauce and topped with fresh and zingy tomatoes. This chicken dish is super comforting and perfect served with your favorite pasta or rice!

An overhead shot of cheesy bruschetta chicken on a serving plate with spaghetti

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This cheesy bruschetta chicken is so easy to make it’s great for busy weeknights. It’s made with a few simple ingredients but tastes incredible, here’s what you need;

Ingredients for making Cheesy Bruschetta Chicken

  • Boneless skinless chicken breasts, thawed or fresh
  • Balsamic vinegar
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Greek Yogurt
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Fresh mozzarella cheese
  • Diced tomatoes or diced fresh tomatoes drained
  • Fresh basil leaves 

How to Make Cheesy Bruschetta Chicken

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Mix together the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and cooking creme in a bowl.

Ingredients in a bowl for making cheesy bruschetta chicken
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Cheesy bruschetta chicken sauce in a bowl

Dip chicken in water and then coat with mixture of parmesan cheese and basil put chicken into pan (spray pan first). Pour cooking creme mixture over chicken then pour drained can of tomatoes over chicken.

An overhead shot of chicken coated in parmesan in a casserole dish
An overhead shot of bruschetta chicken in a casserole dish with fresh chopped tomatoes on top

Cover loosely with foil and cook for 30 minutes on 350 degrees, remove foil and cook another 20 minutes or until fork tender. Place one slice of cheese over each breast and cook for 5 more minutes. Serve with pasta or rice.

An ovehead shot of bruschetta chicken with mozzarella cheese on top

How to Tell the Chicken is Cooked Properly

These chicken breasts are baked in the oven for 50 minutes which is enough time to cook them all the way through until they are juicy and tender. However, if you aren’t sure you can use a meat thermometer to check the chicken is done.

Simply insert it into the thickest part of the chicken breasts (test the largest one too) and once it reaches 165F the chicken is cooked through.

Top Tips for Making Cheesy Bruschetta Chicken

  • You can use any good melting cheese instead of mozzarella
  • Don’t use dried basil instead of fresh as it doesn’t have a fresh and fragrant flavor
  • You can prep this dish in advance then pop it in the fridge a few hours to 1 day in advance before cooking
  • You can store leftovers in the fridge for 1-2 days then heat it up in the oven when you’re ready to eat
  • Try topping with balsamic glaze for extra sweetness.
  • Pesto is also a great addition to change things up!
A close up of cheesy bruschetta chicken on a platter with spaghetti

Serving Suggestions – What to Serve with Bruschetta Chicken

This bruschetta chicken is perfect served with your favorite pasta–I love to serve it with spaghetti or fettuccini, or make this Bruschetta pasta with chicken recipe, rice or even some roasted, grilled veggies or sauteed greens. The list is endless so choose your favorites!

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Recipe Card

Cheesy Bruschetta Chicken Bake

4.54 from 45 votes
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 55 minutes
Total: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Becky Hardin
overhead shot of bruschetta chicken on top of pasta on plate
Italian inspired Bruschetta Chicken with a creamy, cheesy sauce and topped with fresh and zingy tomatoes. This chicken dish is super comforting and perfect served with your favorite pasta or rice!

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Ingredients 

  • 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 8 fresh basil leaves stacked, rolled, and minced
  • ½ cup balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts thawed if frozen
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 large egg + 1 tablespoon water, whisked
  • 14.5 ounces canned diced tomatoes drained (1 can) – or use 2 cups fresh
  • 4 slices fresh mozzarella cheese

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a small bowl, mix the Parmesan and basil together.
    1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, 8 fresh basil leaves
  • In a separate bowl, mix the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, Greek yogurt, and garlic together until well combined.
    ½ cup balsamic vinegar, ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, ½ cup plain Greek yogurt, 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • Sprinkle both sides of the chicken with salt and pepper to taste. Dip the chicken in egg/water mixture, then press into the Parmesan mixture to coat.
    4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, 1 large egg
  • Spray a baking pan with nonstick spray and lay the chicken in the pan.
  • Pour the Greek yogurt mixture over the chicken.
  • Pour the drained can of tomatoes over the chicken.
    14.5 ounces canned diced tomatoes
  • Cover loosely with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes.
  • Place one slice of mozzarella cheese over each breast and cook for 5 more minutes (or broil until melty).
    4 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
  • Serve with pasta or rice. Enjoy!

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Becky’s Tips

  • You can use any good melting cheese instead of mozzarella
  • Don’t use dried basil instead of fresh as it doesn’t have a fresh and fragrant flavor
  • You can prep this dish in advance then pop it in the fridge a few hours to 1 day in advance before cooking
  • You can store leftovers in the fridge for 1-2 days then heat it up in the oven when you’re ready to eat
  • Try topping with balsamic glaze for extra sweetness.
  • Pesto is also a great addition to change things up!
Calories: 495kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 43gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 873mgPotassium: 727mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 583IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 516mgIron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Meet Becky Hardin

Becky Hardin is a wife and mother living in Saint Louis Missouri. She founded The Cookie Rookie in 2012 as a creative way to share recipes. Now, she is a trusted resource for easy cooking around the world, being featured in Taste of Home, The Kitchn, ABC’s Home and Family, and more. Here at The Cookie Rookie she is the editor in chief of all recipes and continues to enjoy sharing her passion for cooking for busy families. She has since founded two additional food blogs, Easy Chicken Recipes and Easy Dessert Recipes.

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Ashley
Ashley
March 11, 2024 2:57 pm

At the beginning of this post you mention using a cream cheese mix but your actual recipe (that you print from) calls for Greek yogurt. Which is it? Do I use the same amount of the cream cheese as the required Greek yogurt?

Samantha Marceau
March 12, 2024 8:46 am
Reply to  Ashley

Hi Ashley, so sorry for the confusion. We’ve taken a second look at both the recipe and the copy and updated for clarity. We used Greek yogurt in this recipe, not cream cheese!

Misty Garbo
Misty Garbo
August 28, 2023 8:25 pm

SOO GOOD!!5 stars

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Samantha Marceau
August 29, 2023 9:21 am
Reply to  Misty Garbo

Great photo, Misty! Thanks for sharing!

Bobby
Bobby
August 3, 2022 11:23 am

This was incredible!5 stars

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Samantha Marceau
August 3, 2022 12:16 pm
Reply to  Bobby

So glad you enjoyed it, Bobby!

Couponfacet
Couponfacet
February 23, 2022 12:25 am

I love Cheesy Bruschetta Chicken. Thank you for posting it.

Becky Hardin
Becky Hardin
February 28, 2022 9:14 am
Reply to  Couponfacet

Thanks for stopping by!

tom weibrecht
tom weibrecht
August 1, 2019 2:59 pm

Philly cream cheese cooking creme has been discontinued

Lindsay Hoffman
Lindsay Hoffman
July 31, 2019 9:47 am

Hi! Is the Philly Cooking Creme still a thing? I thought they discontinued that product. Just wondering if I should be trying to hunt it down or go ahead with the substitute.

lauren kelly
lauren kelly
July 16, 2019 2:19 pm

This is a huge crowd pleaser! We didn’t have any leftovers (sadly!)5 stars

Becky Hardin
Becky Hardin
July 18, 2019 11:05 am
Reply to  lauren kelly

Time to make another serving!

Krissy Allori
Krissy Allori
July 16, 2019 1:55 pm

This looks delicious. I’m looking forward to trying it.5 stars

Becky Hardin
Becky Hardin
July 18, 2019 11:06 am
Reply to  Krissy Allori

It’s amazing!

Beth Pierce
Beth Pierce
July 16, 2019 1:37 pm

Wow! What a restaurant worthy recipe, indeed! Looking forward to making this for dinner tonight!5 stars

Stephanie
Stephanie
July 16, 2019 12:59 pm

Bruschetta is my favorite appetizer when we go out to eat and this chicken had all of those delicious flavors…love it!5 stars