Baked Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes
Baked Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes. Boneless chicken breast surrounded by cherry tomatoes, sweet, potatoes, onions, garlic, and herbs and baked in the oven.
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 550kcal
Cost: $$
Equipment
- 9 x 13 baking pan
Ingredients
- 2 boneless chicken breasts
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 2 sweet potatoes cut into 1-inch pieces
- 4 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 small onion roughly chopped
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees
Preparing The Baked Chicken and Tomatoes:
- In the baking pan, evenly space the chicken breasts. Next, surround the chicken breasts evenly with the tomatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, garlic, and fresh basil.
- Season everything with salt and ground black pepper. Next, evenly drizzle the extra virgin olive oil over the chicken and vegetables.
- Finally, place the dish into the oven and bake for 40 minutes at 375 degrees, or until the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
How To Serve Baked Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes:
- Let the baked chicken breast rest for 5 minutes before serving. Slice the chicken breasts into 1/2-inch slices and serve with the vegetables on the side.
Notes
Invent Your Recipe:
For this recipe, baked chicken and cherry tomatoes, I chose fresh cherry tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and onions for the vegetables. This recipe can work with all kinds of vegetables, including, white potatoes, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, and butternut squash, to name a few.
For added flavor, I decided to use fresh garlic instead of garlic powder. No reason in particular, maybe I just felt like peeling and chopping garlic today. Either way, fresh or dried garlic works well for flavor. If going with the garlic powder use about 1/2 -1 teaspoon.
I had fresh basil on hand and used that for the seasoning. Dried basil is fine as well. If choosing it, use about 1 teaspoon. Like always, in the spirit of inventing your version of this recipe use whatever herbs you like. Try oregano, savory, sage, marjoram, or rosemary.
Use the combination of seasonings you prefer. Even try some spice, like chili powder, cayenne pepper, or jalapeños to change the experience of this dish altogether.
Nutrition
Calories: 550kcal
