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Recipe Recipe

Italian chicken tray bake

25/03/2022

Perfect for when the weather cools down, this one-tray meal’s vibrant colours will remind you of autumn leaves!

Packed with tomatoes and yellow capsicum, this recipe is rich in eye-friendly nutrients, including vitamin C, vitamin A, lutein, beta-carotene, and lycopene, which are all protective to your macula (the part of your eye responsible for central vision).

This recipe has been reproduced with kind permission from Macular Disease Foundation Australia’s Macula Menu: Mediterranean meals e-cookbook.

Ingredients

  • 2 yellow capsicum, deseeded and cut into chunks
  • 1 red onion, cut into wedges
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 4 skin-on chicken breasts
  • 1/2 x 150 g pack full-fat garlic & herb soft cheese
  • 200g pack cherry tomatoes
  • handful black olives

Method

Step 1: Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.

Step 2: Mix the peppers and onion on a big baking tray with half the oil. Transfer to the oven and cook on the top shelf for 10 minutes.

Step 3: Meanwhile, carefully make a pocket between the skin and the flesh of each chicken breast, but don’t pull off the skin completely. Push equal amounts of cheese under the skin and smooth the skin back down.

Step 4: Brush the chicken with the rest of the oil, season, then add to the tray along with the tomatoes and olives.

Step 5: Return to the oven and cook for 25–30 minutes more until the chicken is golden and cooked.

Step 6: Serve with baked potatoes, if you like.

 

A healthy diet helps your eyes – read more about eating for good eye health.

Date last reviewed: 2022-03-25 | Date for next review: 2024-03-25

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