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Easy Oven Baked Chicken Breasts with Microwave Steamed Squash

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Simple Cooking with Heart helps you prepare a delicious chicken dinner in under 45 minutes! This is a great recipe to ease you into the kitchen, or a reliable favorite that's easy to whip up for dinner.

Nutrition Facts

Easy Oven Baked Chicken Breasts with Microwave Steamed Squash
CaloriesCalories
172 Per Serving
ProteinProtein
26g Per Serving
FiberFiber
2g Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings  4  

For the Baked Chicken Breast

  • nonstick Cooking spray
  • 4 ounces boneless, skinless, halved chicken breasts (all visible fat discarded)
  • 1/3 cup fat-free Italian or Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing

For the Microwave-Steamed Squash

  • 3 medium squash (any combination of zucchini or yellow squash)
  • 1 small tomato
  • 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
  • 3 Tbsp. water

Directions

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For the Baked Chicken Breast

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. Trim visible fat from chicken (optional – pound to even thickness)
  3. Place chicken breast halves in baking dish, spoon half of the dressing evenly over the chicken. Flip chicken with a fork and spread remaining dressing evenly over the chicken.
  4. Bake uncovered at 350° for 25-30 minutes until chicken is tender and no longer pink.

For the Microwave-Steamed Squash

  1. Wash squash and tomato, remove ends of squash with a knife. Slice squash in ¼ inch thick slices. Dice tomato.
  2. Add water to a microwave-safe covered dish. Add squash and tomato and sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
  3. Microwave covered on high 5-7 minutes until vegetables reach desired softness.

Tip: Allow the chicken to stand at least 10 minutes before you slice it so the juices redistribute throughout the meat.

 

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