Week 5 of Operation Transformation: Try a healthy Chicken Parmesan for dinner.
Ingredients
Servings: 2
- 2 chicken breasts
- 340g tomatoes, sliced
- 20g mozzarella cheese, grated
- 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated
- 100g wholewheat pasta (any shape)
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 300g green beans
Food Staples:
- 2 teaspoons rapeseed oil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 pinch chilli flakes (optional)
Method
- Preheat oven to 200C / 180C / gas mark 6
- Place pasta in a pot of boiling water and simmer over medium heat for approximately 10-12 minutes until cooked
- Add the tomatoes and 1 teaspoon of oil into a pot over medium heat
- Add the crushed garlic and cook for about 1 minute being sure not to let it burn
- Bring sauce to a simmer
- Cook for a further 8 - 10 minutes until sauce thickens
- Toss the chicken with remaining rapeseed oil and oregano in a bowl
- Put the chicken in an oven-proof baking dish and cover with foil
- Cook for 20 - 30 minutes until chicken is cooked through
- Steam the green beans for approximately 3 minutes until tender
- Place chicken on a plate, top with mozzarella and place tomato mixture on top
- Sprinkle the grated parmesan on top and serve with pasta on the side
