Baked Garlic Chicken with Roasted Vegetables and Cheesy Garlic Sauce
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
For the chicken and veggies:1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast1 green bell pepper, sliced thin1 red bell pepper, sliced thin1 medium yellow onion, sliced thin2 roma tomatoes, sliced3 tbsp roasted garlic and herb seasoning1 tsp garlic salt3 tbsp parmesan cheesecooking sprayFor the sauce:2 oz reduced fat cream cheese3/4 cup fat free half & half1 tbsp flour3 cloves garlic, minced2 tsp I can't believe it's not butter light1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
1. Preheat oven to 375F. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Lay chicken breasts in a single layer on the bottom of the pan. Sray lightly with cooking spray. Place thinly sliced veggies around the outside of the chicken, ok to overlap in places if needed.
3. Sprinkle 2 tbsp garlic seasoning over everything. Top with garlic salt. Cover; Bake 45 minutes.
4. Remove chicken from oven and remove foil. Sprinkle remaining seasoning and parmesan cheese over the top of chicken.
5. Continue cooking for an additional 10 - 15 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken is cooked thru.
To prepare sauce:
1. Melt butter in a pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook just until fragrant; about 3 minutes.
2. Stir flour through the butter mixture; cook and stir until flour is incorporated, about 1 minute more.
3. Pour half and half and chicken broth into the saucepan; stir. Continue cooking until the mixture thickens, 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Add Parmesan cheese and cream cheese to the saucepan; cook, stirring occasionally, until the cheese is melted into the sauce, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
Serving Size: Makes 4 servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JSKASICK.
2. Lay chicken breasts in a single layer on the bottom of the pan. Sray lightly with cooking spray. Place thinly sliced veggies around the outside of the chicken, ok to overlap in places if needed.
3. Sprinkle 2 tbsp garlic seasoning over everything. Top with garlic salt. Cover; Bake 45 minutes.
4. Remove chicken from oven and remove foil. Sprinkle remaining seasoning and parmesan cheese over the top of chicken.
5. Continue cooking for an additional 10 - 15 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken is cooked thru.
To prepare sauce:
1. Melt butter in a pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook just until fragrant; about 3 minutes.
2. Stir flour through the butter mixture; cook and stir until flour is incorporated, about 1 minute more.
3. Pour half and half and chicken broth into the saucepan; stir. Continue cooking until the mixture thickens, 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Add Parmesan cheese and cream cheese to the saucepan; cook, stirring occasionally, until the cheese is melted into the sauce, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
Serving Size: Makes 4 servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JSKASICK.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 272.1
- Total Fat: 9.5 g
- Cholesterol: 77.8 mg
- Sodium: 611.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 14.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
- Protein: 32.0 g
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