italian chicken packages

Name: Italian Chicken Packages
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 6 teaspoon(s) extra virgin olive oil; 6 - chicken breasts, boneless and skinless; 3 cup(s) sliced zucchini; 6 - tomatoes, sliced; 3 teaspoon(s) salt, divided; 3/4 tablespoon(s) black pepper, divided; 2 cup(s) sliced mozzarella cheese; 1/2 cup(s) chopped fresh basil

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Lynn Zak

Pittsburgh, PA

Updated on Mar 15, 2024

Remember "hobo packs" from your growing-up years? This is the same idea, only with chicken instead of hamburger meat, and the basil and olive oil give these packs a distinctive Italian flair!

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Italian Chicken Packages on a serving platter.

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These Italian chicken packages are an easy one-pan summer dinner. Inside a foil package, olive oil adds a richness to the juicy and tender chicken breast. The zucchini and tomatoes are cooked in the foil and infuse their flavor into the chicken. Basil adds a fresh, slightly sweet taste to the meal. Mozzarella cheese becomes nice and melted over the chicken and the vegetables to make this dish even better! Terrific flavor and a wonderful presentation.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

6 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
6 - chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
3 cups sliced zucchini
6 - tomatoes, sliced
3 teaspoons salt, divided
3/4 tablespoon black pepper, divided
2 cups sliced mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil

How To Make italian chicken packages

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cut six pieces of foil large enough for one chicken breast and vegetables. Brush foil with about 1 tsp of olive oil. Set aside.

Step 2

With a sharp knife, cut slits into the chicken breasts.
Step 3

Place chicken on the oiled foil.
Step 4

Divide vegetables evenly between pieces of foil.
Step 5

Sprinkle 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp of pepper on each chicken breast.
Step 6

Place mozzarella cheese in the slits of the chicken breasts.
Step 7

Chop the basil.
Step 8

Sprinkle basil over the chicken breasts and vegetables.
Step 9

Close the foil packets. Place on a cookie sheet.
Step 10

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 - 45 minutes depending on the size of the chicken breasts.
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