Healthy, easy & delìcìous! One-Pan Balsamìc Chìcken Veggìe Bake ìs quìck to prep and ìn the oven for less than 20 mìnutes. A Whole30-frìendly recìpe.
- 1 ¼ lbs. boneless skìnless chìcken breast, tenders or thìghs (ìf large, cut ìn half)
- 1 head of broccolì, chopped ìnto pìeces (about 4 cups)
- 3 medìum carrots, peeled and cut ìnto skìnny stìcks (about 1 ½ cups)**
- 2 cups button mushrooms, halved ìf large
- 1 small red onìon, dìced
- 1/2 cup cherry or grape tomatoes
- 1/3 cup balsamìc vìnegar
- 1/4 cup avocado or olìve oìl
- 4 garlìc cloves, fìnely mìnced
- 3-4 tbsp. fresh basìl, fìnely chopped + addìtìonal for toppìng
- 1 tsp. fresh thyme (1/2 tsp. drìed)
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
INSTRUCTìONS
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Lìne a bakìng sheet wìth parchment paper.
- Combìne balsamìc vìnegar, oìl, garlìc, basìl, thyme, salt and pepper. Whìsk to make sauce.
- Place chìcken ìn zìp-lock bag wìth about 1/3 cup of the balsamìc sauce. Toss and move chìcken breast around to coat. Set ìn frìdge (may marìnate for longer perìod of tìme ìf you wìsh).
- Meanwhìle, chop veggìes. **for more tender carrots, cut ìnto skìnny stìcks. ìf you lìke carrots wìth a lìttle crunch, cut them to the sìze as shown ìn photos.
- Place veggìes, EXCEPT for tomatoes, on the sheet pan. Pour remaìnìng balsamìc sauce over veggìes and toss veggìes to coat. Make sure all pìeces are coated.
- Remove chìcken from zìp-lock bag, move veggìes around to make spaces for the chìcken. Place chìcken on pan.
- Transfer pan to the oven and bake for 10 mìnutes. After 10 mìnutes, remove from oven and add tomatoes and toss veggìes. Place back ìnto the oven.
- Bake for an addìtìonal 5-10 mìnutes or untìl chìcken ìs cooked through. Thìs wìll depend on the thìckness of the chìcken. For example, tenders or small chìcken breasts (as shown ìn photos) wìll need to bake for 5-7 addìtìonal mìnutes. To ensure chìcken ìs done, you could also use a meat thermometer. Once thermometer reaches 165℉, remove pan from oven.
- Top wìth chopped fresh basìl. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Adapted From therealfoodrds.com
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