Thu, May 24 2012

Tanya's Mushroom Chicken Breasts

A tasty, healthy meal great for a family dinner, or lunch leftovers.
Ingredients
2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thawed if frozen 3/4 C. Zesty Italian dressing 1/4 C. olive oil 1 jar canned mushrooms 2-3 roasted red bell peppers, cut or torn into pieces 1 Tbs. basil, dried and crumbled well 1 Tbs. oregano, dried and crumbled well Pinch of kosher salt and ground black pepper
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Place chicken breasts in container, pour over Italian dressing, then use olive Oil to cut the vinegary taste of the dressing. Place the mushrooms and a few torn pieces of roasted red bell peppers on top of chicken breasts. Then add the seasonings. Allow to marinate anywhere from 4 hours to overnight (best way) so the flavors can marry well.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place the chicken with mushrooms and bell peppers on a foil lined tray or pan, leaving dressing behind. Bake for 35-40 minutes, depending upon how thick the breasts are. If you need to cook for an extra 5 minutes, don't worry, they'll still come out moist and so tasty you'll have them thinking they're at a gourmet dinner!

I serve with Jasmine rice and peas cooked in chicken broth, butter, with a bit of salt/pepper at the end. Like I said above, everyone thought they'd died and gone to heaven! I'm not bragging, I did this almost by mistake, just using what was in my fridge and pantry. It's so easy, Please try it and let me know what you think of it! I promise, it's foolproof, as long as you cut the dressing with the olive oil, it'll come out great!

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