A tasty, easy chicken recipe that my whole family has enjoyed. The kids are happy I serve it with pasta, and the adults are happy because it's packed with basil, chives and garlic. The drippings get tossed into the pasta, with or without the chicken, depending on your preference. A nice, easy meal, that makes you feel like you're eating something fancy despite it's simplicity. Enjoy!
Herb & Garlic Chicken - perfect over pasta
Makes 5 chicken breasts
Preheat oven to 425 F.
In a bowl, mix together:
1/2 cup olive oil
5-6 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 small onion, minced finely
3-4 Tbsp minced fresh chives
4-5 Tbsp fresh basil, sliced
1/2 - 1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Drizzle a little of the mixture on the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Place chicken breasts in pan, slicing thick areas, if needed, so all the chicken is at a similar height/thickness in the pan. Spread the olive oil/garlic/herb mixture evenly over all the chicken breasts.
Bake at 425 F for ~25 minutes, until the chicken measures ~170 F at the thickest spot.
The chicken can be served directly over GF pasta*, using the olive oil and drippings to toss with your GF noodles.
OR
You can dice/slice up the chicken and toss the chicken and olive oil drippings with GF pasta to serve.
* My favorite GF noodles are the ones made from a mixture of brown rice, white rice, quinoa, and corn. My ultimate favorite noodles are homemade gluten-free pasta, but these do take a bit more effort and mess, though not too much overall time because the boiling time for fresh noodles is so short.
Herb and garlic covered chicken, ready to pop into the oven!
Herb & Garlic Chicken - perfect over pasta
Makes 5 chicken breasts
Preheat oven to 425 F.
In a bowl, mix together:
1/2 cup olive oil
5-6 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 small onion, minced finely
3-4 Tbsp minced fresh chives
4-5 Tbsp fresh basil, sliced
1/2 - 1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Drizzle a little of the mixture on the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Place chicken breasts in pan, slicing thick areas, if needed, so all the chicken is at a similar height/thickness in the pan. Spread the olive oil/garlic/herb mixture evenly over all the chicken breasts.
Bake at 425 F for ~25 minutes, until the chicken measures ~170 F at the thickest spot.
Fresh from the oven - ready to dice and toss with pasta - or collect drippings and toss and serve the chicken over-top!
The chicken can be served directly over GF pasta*, using the olive oil and drippings to toss with your GF noodles.
OR
You can dice/slice up the chicken and toss the chicken and olive oil drippings with GF pasta to serve.
* My favorite GF noodles are the ones made from a mixture of brown rice, white rice, quinoa, and corn. My ultimate favorite noodles are homemade gluten-free pasta, but these do take a bit more effort and mess, though not too much overall time because the boiling time for fresh noodles is so short.
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