Photography Credit: Coco Morante

This is a fast-as-it-gets weeknight dinner, perfect for those midweek nights when you’re ready to cave and order a pizza instead of cooking. Put the phone down, open the pantry, and you’ll have these cheesy bruschetta-topped chicken cutlets ready in about fifteen minutes!

With its warm topping of tomatoes and cheese, this dinner is plenty rich and flavorful. Serve on top of fettuccine or zucchini noodles, or alongside steamed rice and vegetables. I actually like these more than their fussier cousin, chicken parmigiana!

Video! How to Make Cheesy Bruschetta Chicken

What are Chicken Cutlets?

Bruschetta chicken cutlets are just what they sound like: thin cuts of chicken breast. When I say thin, I mean really thin — usually no more than a 1/4-inch thick — that’s the height of a paperclip standing on its side. For this recipe, we then sear them and top with diced tomatoes and lots of melty cheese.

Use chicken cutlets for this recipe because they cook faster than chicken breasts. Cutlets are sometimes simply called thinly sliced chicken breasts. You can find them next to the chicken breasts and tenders at the grocery store.

To make your own cutlets: Butterfly chicken breasts in half and pound them flat. If you’re more of a visual learner, follow this how to.



The recipe also makes use of a convenient pantry staple: canned diced tomatoes. Doctor them up with some olive oil, garlic, and Italian seasoning, and they make a great stand-in when fresh tomatoes are out of season.

What to Serve with Chicken Cutlets

For a complete meal, serve this chicken on top of fettuccine or zucchini noodles, or alongside steamed rice and vegetables.

What to Do with Leftovers

Leftovers will keep refrigerated for about five days.

Since the chicken is so thin, it’s hard to reheat it without overcooking the chicken and making it rubbery. This said, you can certainly reheat your leftovers to make a second meal!

You can also turn leftover cutlets into an easy, cheesy chicken sandwich the next day, or thinly slice and toss with warm, fresh pasta until warm.

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