Chicken with mozzarella: two ways

Chicken with mozzarella: two ways

Main dishes

Two Brazilian ways to prepare chicken with mozzarella: either baked with corn, or rolled chicken and apple in a white sauce.

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These two Brazilian recipes combine chicken and mozzarella. One is a layered casserole with corn, and the other are rolls covered in white sauce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$15.91 $2.65 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people

Chicken and corn gratin

  • $4.49
  • $4.17
  • $0.04

Mozzarella chicken rolls

  • $3.56
  • $0.87
  • $2.78

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

Chicken and corn gratin

  1. Cook the chicken and shred it. Add the corn.
  2. Thicken the cooking broth with a small amount of cornstarch.
  3. Line an oven-safe dish with slices of mozzarella, then alternate with layers of chicken, finishing with a layer of mozzarella. ≈ 3 min
  4. Bake in a preheated oven.

Mozzarella chicken rolls

  1. Bring the chicken back. Once cooked, shred it.
  2. Then, return the shredded chicken to the cooking broth.
  3. Bring back the roasted apples, mix them with the shredded chicken, and let it cool.
  4. Wrap a small amount of this mixture around each slice of mozzarella, like a crepe. ≈ 3 min
  5. Place the ingredients in a dish, pour over with white sauce, and bake in the oven.

The bill

Chicken with mozzarella: two ways

  • 2 boxes of corn (approximately 400g)$4.49
  • 300 g of mozzarella, sliced$4.17
  • 1 tablespoon of Maizena$0.04
  • 2 chicken breasts$3.56
  • 3 garden apples, cut into pieces$0.87
  • 200 g of mozzarella, sliced$2.78

Total$15.91

that's $2.65 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 cooked chicken
  • 2 boxes of corn (approximately 400g)
  • 300 g of mozzarella, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon of Maizena
  • seasoning to taste
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 3 garden apples, cut into pieces
  • 200 g of mozzarella, sliced
  • 400 ml of white sauce

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