What do you do with tomato sauce if you’re not going to put it on pasta? There are all kinds of options, but one of them is to bake chicken in it: the chicken stays tender, and the flavor of the tomatoes penetrates all through the meat. Add a few zucchini to the same pan, and you’ve got dinner all ready to go.
For the tomato sauce, you could make your own – it’s not that hard if you’re not going for Italian-grandmother levels of authenticity, and it makes the whole house smell great – or go brand-hunting for something reasonably close to Paleo.
Most stores will have at least one or two brands without a lot of added junk (check the cans if you can’t find it in the bottled sauces), but bear in mind that they probably won’t be the cheapest ones.
If you want more of a pasta-like experience, you could also serve this over roasted spaghetti squash or any other type of Paleo noodles, but it’s very tasty all on its own and great for an easy lunch or a light dinner.
Baked Chicken With Tomato Sauce Recipe
SERVES: 4 PREP: 15 min COOK: 50 min
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs;
- 2 zucchini, sliced;
- 1 onion, sliced;
- 12 cherry tomatoes;
- 1 cup tomato sauce;
- 1 cup vegetable broth;
- 1 tbsp. garlic powder.
- 1 tbsp. dried oregano;
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;
Preparation
- Preheat your oven to 375 F.
- Season each chicken thigh with sea salt, black pepper, oregano, and garlic powder.
- In a bowl, combine the tomato sauce and the vegetable broth.
- Place chicken in a baking dish, and top with the zucchini and tomatoes.
- Pour the tomato sauce mixture over everything.
- Place in the oven and bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
📖 Recipe
Baked Chicken With Tomato Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 2 zucchini sliced
- 1 onion sliced
- 12 cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 tbsp. garlic powder.
- 1 tbsp. dried oregano
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 F.
- Season each chicken thigh with sea salt, black pepper, oregano, and garlic powder.1 tbsp. dried oregano, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, 1 tbsp. garlic powder.
- In a bowl, combine the tomato sauce and the vegetable broth.12 cherry tomatoes, 1 cup vegetable broth
- Place chicken in a baking dish, and top with the zucchini and tomatoes.2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs, 2 zucchini, 1 cup tomato sauce, 1 onion
- Pour the tomato sauce mixture over everything.
- Place in the oven and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
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