Baked Chicken and Zucchini

Name: Baked Chicken and Zucchini
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters dry bread crumbs; 1 egg; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters shredded mozzarella cheese; 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 4 tomatoes, sliced; 1 Tbsp water; 5 zucchinis, sliced

Baked Chicken and Zucchini requires approximately 50 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 408 calories, 35g of protein, and 16g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up salt, tomatoes, zucchinis, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. It works well as a rather cheap main course.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

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Beat egg, water, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl. Set 2 tablespoons bread crumbs aside; pour remaining bread crumbs into a large resealable plastic bag. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then place in bag and shake to coat.

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Whole Chicken

Pepper

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Water

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Egg

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Bowl

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken in skillet until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

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Whole Chicken

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Remove chicken from pan.

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Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to skillet; cook and stir zucchini and garlic over medium heat until zucchini is slightly tender, about 2 minutes.

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Zucchini

Garlic

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Transfer to prepared baking dish.

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Sprinkle 2 tablespoons reserved bread crumbs over zucchini. Top with tomato slices, 2/3 cup mozzarella cheese, and basil.

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Mozzarella

Tomato Slices

Breadcrumbs

Zucchini

Basil

Place chicken on top of zucchini layer. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.

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Zucchini

Whole Chicken

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Bake in preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Uncover and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.

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Mozzarella

Whole Chicken

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