About
Chicken breast is seasoned and prepared for the star of this recipe: heavily seasoned slices of eggplant and zucchini. The slices are wedged into the chicken before baked with a slice of gouda cheese melted over the top. You could pair this with a fatty keto alfredo sauce or pick your favorite Carb Manager side dish.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounce zucchini
- 1 ½ ounce eggplant, raw
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon white wine vinegar by alessi
- ¼ teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon lemon juice, fresh
- â…› teaspoon salt
- â…› teaspoon black pepper, ground
- ½ teaspoon italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper by simply organic
- 1 teaspoon garlic, fresh
- 10 oz chicken breast boneless skinless raw
- â…› teaspoon salt
- â…› teaspoon black pepper, ground
- â…› teaspoon garlic powder
- â…› teaspoon paprika
- 2 slice (from pre-sliced package) – each 3/4 ounce gouda cheese
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 400 degrees. Start by slicing 16 thin pieces of eggplant and zucchini ¼-inch thick – 8 slices eggplant and 8 slices zucchini (each serving will have 8 slices total). In a bowl, toss the eggplant and zucchini with the olive oil, white wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, italian seasoning, crushed red pepper, and garlic. Set this aside temporarily.
- Prepare chicken breasts in 5-oz portions. If necessary, you can slice a 10oz chicken breast in half into 2 thinner breasts. Slice 4 openings into each breast, without slicing all the way through. Sprinkle the remaining seasonings over the chicken breasts.
- Set the chicken breasts on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper. In each sliced opening, arrange a slice of eggplant and a slice of zucchini. Make sure to scrape any seasonings from the mixing bowl over the chicken.
- Bake the tray of chicken breasts for 25 minutes. Then, lay a slice of gouda cheese over each chicken breast.
- Bake the tray for an additional 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings: 2
- Calories: 281.8kcal/1178.9kJ (per serving)
- Fat: 14.7g (per serving)
- Carbs: 3.6g (per serving)
- Protein: 34.7g (per serving)
