Sicilian Herbed Chicken with green beans and mozzarella tomatoes

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Meals

Ingredients

  • 0.9 oz. Butter
  • 8 oz. Green Beans
  • 2 Roma Tomatoes
  • 2 Garlic Cloves
  • 5 Parsley Sprigs
  • 2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
  • 1 Tbsp. Italian Seasoning Blend
  • 2 oz. Shredded Mozzarella
  • ⅔ fl. oz. Balsamic Glaze

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Set butter on counter to soften. Thoroughly rinse produce and pat dry. Prepare a baking sheet with foil and cooking spray.

  2. Trim ends off green beans. Halve Roma tomatoes lengthwise. Use a ½ tsp. measuring spoon to carefully scoop out seeds from each tomato half. Mince garlic. Stem and mince parsley. Combine butter and half the parsley (reserve remaining for garnish) and a pinch of pepper in a small bowl. Rinse chicken, pat dry, and season both sides with half the Italian seasoning (reserve remaining for tomatoes), ¼ tsp. salt, and a pinch of pepper.

  3. Place tomato halves, cut side up, on one half of prepared baking sheet. Divide parsley-butter between each tomato well and top each with shredded mozzarella. Sprinkle with remaining Italian seasoning, ¼ tsp. salt, and a pinch of pepper. Bake until cheese has mostly melted, 10 minutes. Tomatoes will finish cooking in later step. While tomatoes bake, sear chicken.

  4. Heat 2 tsp. olive oil in a medium non-stick pan over medium heat. Add chicken breasts to hot pan and cook minutes until golden brown, 2-3 minutes per side. Chicken will finish cooking in later step. While chicken cooks, toss green beans.

  5. Toss green beans with garlic, ¼ tsp. salt, and a pinch of pepper in a medium mixing bowl.

  6. After tomatoes have roasted 10 minutes, remove baking sheet from oven. Place seared chicken and green beans on other half of baking sheet. Spread green beans into a single layer. Bake until chicken reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees and cheese is brown and bubbly, 6-8 minutes.

  7. Place a serving of green beans on a plate. Add two tomato halves on plate, followed by a chicken breast. Garnish chicken and tomatoes with remaining parsley and drizzle balsamic glaze on chicken.

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