BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TOMATOES AND CHEESE

Baked Chicken Breasts With Tomatoes and Cheese image

Provided by Craig Claiborne

Categories dinner, easy, quick, main course

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, about 1 pound total weight
Freshly ground pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
3/4 cup bottled thinly sliced sweet pepper slices without salt
1 cup chopped canned no-salt tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried crumbled oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
1/4 pound grated no-salt cheese such as Gouda, about 1 1/2 cups

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Sprinkle chicken pieces with generous grinding of black pepper.
Heat oil in skillet and add chicken pieces. Cook about 2 minutes on one side until lightly browned. Turn and cook about 3 minutes.
Transfer chicken pieces in 1 layer to baking dish.
Add garlic to skillet and cook briefly. Add sweet pepper slices, tomatoes, oregano and pepper flakes. Let simmer about 5 minutes.
Pour sauce over the chicken and sprinkle with cheese. Bake 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 310, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 33 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 489 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams