Chicken and Vegetable Nicoise
- 1 small zucchini trimmed, and cut into 1/2 inch dice
- 1/4 cup onions thinly slivered
- 1 small italian plum (roma) tomatoes ripe, seeded, cut into 1/4 inch dice
- 2 ounces green beans tender, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic finely minced
- 3 teaspoons parsley leaves flat-leaf, chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 x salt to taste
- 1 cup black pepper freshly ground, to taste
- 1/2 each chicken breasts boned and skinned
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice fresh
- 2 ounces angel hair pasta
- 1 wedges lemon for garnish
- For this dish, all the vegetables can be cut up the night before and left well-wrapped in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator.
- Thirty minutes before dinner, assemble your packets while the oven preheats, then you're set to go.
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- Combine vegetables, garlic and 2 teaspoons parsley in a bowl.
- Toss with 1 teaspoon olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Take a large, heavy piece of aluminum foil, about 18 inches long, and fold in half crosswise.
- Place the chicken breast half in center of one side of the foil.
- Brush with remaining 1/2 teaspoon olive oil and sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Surround with the seasoned vegetables.
- Fold remaining half of foil over chicken and vegetables.
- Crimp edges together to make a tightly sealed packet.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake in center of the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- Place cooked pasta on a dinner plate or in a shallow bowl.
- Serve chicken and vegetables atop pasta.
- Sprinkle with remaining teaspoon of parsley.
- Serve with a lemon wedge alongside.
zucchini, onions, italian plum, green beans, garlic, parsley, olive oil, salt, black pepper, chicken breasts, lemon juice fresh, pasta, lemon
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chicken-vegetable-nicoise-41777 (may not work)