Description
A delicious clean eating dinner idea featuring tender chicken breasts topped with fresh Roma tomatoes, mozzarella, and a balsamic glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb. chicken breasts or tenders, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil or olive oil
- 6 ripe Roma tomatoes, chopped and lightly sprinkled in sea salt
- 3 fresh garlic cloves, crushed or chopped
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 Tbsps high quality balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- a small handful of fresh basil leaves, chopped
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat: Preheat your oven to 375 degrees f.
- Sear: Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, add in chicken and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Brown: Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown on the sides and almost cooked through.
- Assemble: Transfer the chicken to a 8×8 baking dish (sprayed or brushed with oil to prevent sticking), top with chopped tomatoes, oregano, garlic and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.
- Top: Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake: Place your casserole into the preheated oven, uncovered, and bake for 18-20 minutes, just until cheese is melty and sauce is bubbling at the bottom of the dish.
- Finish: Remove from the oven, cover, and allow casserole to rest for 5 minutes, then garnish with fresh basil and enjoy!
Notes
Add baby spinach for a veggie boost, or serve with gluten-free pasta or roasted asparagus.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 325 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 610 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg