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Chicken Breasts with Goat Cheese and Fire-Roasted Tomatoes

This dish is exceptionally easy to make and worth every second. That said, there is one thing to note: Be careful when checking the chicken for doneness. The tomatoes will likely drip into the chicken. If you cut into the chicken or poke it with a fork to test for doneness, be sure it’s not the liquid from the tomatoes making the chicken look pink even if it’s not.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

4 (4-ounce) trimmed boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Sea salt and pepper, to taste
Olive oil spray
1/2 cup canned, drained, diced fire-roasted tomatoes or fire-roasted tomatoes with garlic
2 ounces (about 1/2 cup) goat cheese crumbles
2 tablespoons finely slivered fresh basil leaves, or more to taste (optional)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F.

    Step 2

    Season the chicken with salt and pepper.

    Step 3

    Place a medium ovenproof nonstick skillet over high heat. When it’s hot, lightly mist the skillet with spray and immediately add the chicken side by side to the pan so it does not touch. Cook the chicken just until it is golden brown on the outsides, 1 to 2 minutes per side.

    Step 4

    Remove the pan from the heat and top each piece of chicken evenly with about 2 tablespoons of the tomatoes, followed by about 1/2 ounce of the cheese. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake the chicken until it is no longer pink inside and the cheese is melted, 5 to 9 minutes. Top evenly with the basil, if desired. Serve immediately.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 5

    Each (1 topped breast) serving has:

    Step 6

    Calories: 171

    Step 7

    Protein: 29g

    Step 8

    Carbohydrates: 2g

    Step 9

    Fat: 4g

    Step 10

    Saturated Fat: 2g

    Step 11

    Cholesterol: 72mg

    Step 12

    Trace Fiber

    Step 13

    Sodium: 198mg

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving: 50.0 calories
30.0 calories from fat
3.5g total fat
2.0g saturated fat
5.0mg cholesterol
140.0mg sodium
2.0g total carbs
0.0g dietary fiber
1.0g sugars
3.0g protein
#### Nutritional analysis provided by [TasteBook
using the USDA Nutrition Database]( )
Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.
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