Take your chicken dinner to exotic places with this easy recipe for Mediterranean sheet pan chicken, full of herbs and spices and a little feta cheese!
Ingredients
1 teaspoon cumin
2 teaspoons oregano
2 teaspoons sea salt
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
4 bone-in chicken breasts
1 lemon, cut in wedges
3 cups baby potatoes, cut in half or quarters depending on size
One sweet onion, sliced
1 pint cherry tomatoes, cut in halves
2 tablespoons capers
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 400 and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil (nonstick if you’ve got it).
Combine cumin, oregano, salt, thyme, pepper and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Add the olive oil and stir until well combined.
Drizzle a little more olive oil on the baking sheet and put the chicken breast on the sheet, spacing them out. Rub them all generously with the spice paste, keeping a couple of spoonfuls of the paste back.
Stir the potatoes with the remaining spice paste and arrange them on the pan around the chicken. Add the sweet onion slices and the lemon wedges.
Roast your sheet pan chicken in the oven for about 30 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and the chicken is cooked through (if you are using an oven thermometer to measure done-ness, which I love to do, the chicken should be 165 degrees)
Sprinkle the tomatoes, capers, feta cheese and parsley over the chicken and veggies, drizzle on a little more olive oil and serve!
Notes
You can serve this one right out of the pan – just put it on a hot mat in the center of the table and let your lucky diners serve themselves!
SERVES
8
SERVING SIZE
1 cup
COOK TIME
40 Min
You’re gonna love this baked spaghetti casserole! It comes together with mushrooms, tomatoes, and lots of cheese! This Cheesy Pasta Casserole is sure a sure-to-satisfy meal that adds a bit of your favorite spices to kick it up a notch! It’s a hearty, diabetes-friendly dinner the whole family will enjoy!
What You’ll Need
16 ounces whole wheat spaghetti
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chilies
1 (10-ounce) can 98% fat-free cream of mushroom soup
1 1/2 cups reduced-fat shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
What to Do
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large pot, cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain and set aside. In the same pot, combine mushrooms, tomatoes, and garlic powder. Saute over medium heat 5 to 6 minutes or until soft. Stir in chilies, soup, 1 cup cheese and cilantro. Return pasta to the pot and toss until evenly coated. Place spaghetti mixture into prepared dish.
Bake 25 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake 5 to 7 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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