Baked Chicken Breasts with Tomatoes and Cheese

Very tasty, incredibly beautiful and extremely simple! To bake chicken breasts with tomatoes and cheese in the oven, you don’t need any special culinary skills; even a novice housewife can do it. The result is very tender, juicy and flavorful chicken. A real treat!
cook time: 40 min
Miles Denholm
Baked Chicken Breasts with Tomatoes and Cheese

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

122
Calories
4g
Fat
1g
Carbs
20g
Protein

Ingredients (10 portions)

Basic:

Tomatoes 300 g
Ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste
Sour cream 2 tbsp
Hard cheese 150 g
Chicken breasts 1.5 kg
Ready mustard 1 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake chicken breasts with tomatoes and cheese in the oven? Prepare all the necessary products. Hard cheese can be replaced with mozzarella or suluguni. Choose tomatoes that are juicy but firm. Soft fruits will not retain their shape and may fall apart when cut, so it will be difficult to stuff chicken with them. You can use any spices to your taste. Dried basil, curry, paprika, as well as ready-made spice mixtures for chicken are suitable. Turn on the oven at 180 C in advance.

Step 2

Step 2
Rinse chicken breasts under running water and dry with paper towels. If necessary, remove the skin, films and trim off excess fat. Leave the bone.

Step 3

Step 3
Make transverse cuts on the surface at a distance of about 1 cm. The slits should be quite deep, but not reaching the bottom of the meat.

Step 4

Step 4
Cut the hard cheese into small and not very thick slices.

Step 5

Step 5
Cut the tomatoes into thin half rings.

Step 6

Step 6
Salt the breasts on all sides.

Step 7

Step 7
Coat the breasts with ground black pepper. At this stage, you can add other favorite spices.

Step 8

Step 8
Place slices of cheese in the slots. Try not to let them peek out, so the melted cheese will stay inside the breast and not leak out.

Step 9

Step 9
Now place the tomato slices in the “pockets”. On the contrary, they can peek out a little. Tomatoes will not only soak the meat with juices, giving it juiciness, but will also serve as decoration, making the dish more colorful.

Step 10

Step 10
The breasts are almost ready for baking. Chicken fillet itself is lean and not fatty. Therefore, to prevent the baked meat from turning out dry, be sure to brush it with sauce.

Step 11

Step 11
You can use mayonnaise to lubricate the top. But if for some reason you don’t like mayonnaise, I recommend making a quick and healthier sauce. Mix 2-3 tbsp. l sour cream (or 70 ml of cream with a fat content of at least 20%) and 1-2 teaspoon. l mustard. If you want, you can add 2-3 cloves of garlic, passed through a press, to mayonnaise or sour cream sauce. It will make the sauce more flavorful.

Step 12

Step 12
Brush the mixture onto the tops of the breasts. This way it won’t dry out during baking and the chicken will be juicy.

Step 13

Step 13
Prepare a heatproof baking dish. Line it with parchment or lightly grease it with vegetable oil and place chicken breasts in it. Bake the chicken at 180 degrees for about 35-40 minutes. Time and temperature may differ from those indicated in the recipe. Consider the features of your oven.

Step 14

Step 14
How to check the readiness of a dish? When the chicken breasts are browned, pierce the meat with a fork or toothpick. A fork will fit into the finished fillet without much effort, and the flowing meat juice will be clear. Remove the pan with the chicken from the oven.

Step 15

Step 15
Serve the dish hot while it is as tasty and juicy as possible. Before serving, cut the breasts into portions and sprinkle with chopped parsley. Any side dish or vegetable salad is suitable as an addition. Bon appetit!

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