Baked Chicken Breasts With Tomatoes And Cheese Recipes

EASY TOMATO BAKED BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Spread onions onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with chicken.
• Combine tomatoes, dressing and garlic powder; pour over chicken. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 30 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF).

BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TOMATOES AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Sprinkle chicken pieces with generous grinding of black pepper.
• Heat oil in skillet and add chicken pieces. Cook about 2 minutes on one side until lightly browned. Turn and cook about 3 minutes.
• Transfer chicken pieces in 1 layer to baking dish.
• Add garlic to skillet and cook briefly. Add sweet pepper slices, tomatoes, oregano and pepper flakes. Let simmer about 5 minutes.
• Pour sauce over the chicken and sprinkle with cheese. Bake 10 minutes.

BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Lightly butter a shallow baking dish.
• Place chicken in baking dish and sprinkle with salt, pepper, scallions, parsley, and thyme.
• In a measuring cup combine broth and wine and pour over chicken,
• Cover and bake 20 minutes.
• In a small bowl combine cheeses and breadcrumbs.
• Remove chicken from the oven and sprinkle with cheese mixture.
• Dot with remaining butter and place under broiler until cheese is melted and golden.

CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND FETA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large skillet heat oil over high. Add onion and garlic and saute until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook until tomatoes break down, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Season chicken with salt and add to skillet. Transfer to oven. Bake until chicken is cooked through, about 17 minutes. Heat broiler. Sprinkle feta over chicken and broil until feta is softened and browned in spots, 2 minutes. Sprinkle with dill for serving.

BAKED CHICKEN WITH CRISPY PARMESAN AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Slice the tomatoes in half crosswise and place in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish along with garlic, thyme and crushed red pepper flakes, if using. Season with salt and pepper.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper and nestle into baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and bake until chicken is about halfway cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and grate Parmesan over chicken.
• Return to oven and continue to bake until chicken is cooked through, tomatoes are starting to caramelize and Parmesan is browned and crisp, about 10 to 12 minutes more.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with parsley or basil before serving, if desired, and garnish with shavings of Parmesan.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH BACON, TOMATO, AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Whisk egg in shallow bowl. Dip and coat chicken breasts in the egg.
• Heat a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Brown chicken, flipping to ensure both sides are cooked, 5 to 7 minutes total.
• Meanwhile, combine spinach, bacon, tomatoes, Cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, mayonnaise, and garlic in a medium bowl.
• Remove chicken from the pan. Slice into the meatiest, thickest side of each breast carefully in a butterfly-cut, creating a "pocket" for the stuffing. Stuff liberally with spinach mixture.
• Place stuffed chicken into a baking dish, with stuffing mixture at the top. If pieces cannot stand on their own, lean against each other or the side of the baking dish to ensure stuffing remains inside chicken. Sprinkle each with salt and pepper. Cover the dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 40 minutes.

HONEY-BALSAMIC BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TOMATOES, MUSHROOMS A

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425 degrees.
• In a large shallow pan, mix all ingredients EXCEPT chicken, pepper, and honey.
• Dredge the chicken breasts in the mixture, getting them coated with the liquid.
• Nestle the breasts in the vegetable mixture, but do not completely bury them.
• Salt and pepper them, then drizzle them with the honey.
• Bake until the chicken is well browned and cooked through, about 50 to 60 minutes.

CHICKEN, GOAT'S CHEESE & CHERRY TOMATO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Loosen the skin from the chicken breasts and stuff each with a slice of the goat's cheese and a sprig of thyme. Put in a shallow ovenproof dish.
• Halve the cherry tomatoes and scatter around the chicken with a few more sprigs of thyme, a drizzle of olive oil and splash of white wine. Season with pepper, and salt if you wish.
• Bake for 25-30 mins until the chicken is tender and golden. Serve with Saffron wild rice (recipe right).