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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.
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Easy Oven Baked Chicken Breasts with Microwave Steamed Squash
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.
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Servings:
4
Ingredients
For the Baked Chicken Breast
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Cooking spray -
4 ounces chicken breasts -
1/3 cup Italian or Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing
For the Microwave-Steamed Squash
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3 medium squash -
1 small tomato -
1 tsp. Italian seasoning -
3 Tbsp. water
Directions
Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.
For the Baked Chicken Breast
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Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray. -
Trim visible fat from chicken (optional – pound to even thickness) -
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. -
Bake uncovered at 350° for 25-30 minutes until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
For the Microwave-Steamed Squash
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Wash squash and tomato, remove ends of squash with a knife. Slice squash in ¼ inch thick slices. Dice tomato. -
Add water to a microwave-safe covered dish. Add squash and tomato and sprinkle with Italian seasoning. -
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.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Oven Baked Chicken Breasts with Microwave Steamed Squash
Calories
Protein
FiberNutrition Facts
| Calories | 172 | |
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| Total Fat | 3.5 g | |
| Saturated Fat | 1.0 g | |
| Trans Fat | 0.0 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1.0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 73 mg | |
| Sodium | 403 mg | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 8 g | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g | |
| Sugars | 5 g | |
| Protein | 26 g | |
Dietary Exchanges
3 lean meat, 2 vegetable
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Servings:
4
Ingredients
For the Baked Chicken Breast
-
Cooking spray -
4 ounces chicken breasts -
1/3 cup Italian or Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing
For the Microwave-Steamed Squash
-
3 medium squash -
1 small tomato -
1 tsp. Italian seasoning -
3 Tbsp. water
Directions
Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.
For the Baked Chicken Breast
-
Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray. -
Trim visible fat from chicken (optional – pound to even thickness) -
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. -
Bake uncovered at 350° for 25-30 minutes until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
For the Microwave-Steamed Squash
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Wash squash and tomato, remove ends of squash with a knife. Slice squash in ¼ inch thick slices. Dice tomato. -
Add water to a microwave-safe covered dish. Add squash and tomato and sprinkle with Italian seasoning. -
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.