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Mediterranean Baked Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Mediterranean Baked Chicken

11 ingredients 20 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

659
Calories
51g
Protein
26g
Fat
55g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pasta 1 cup cooked (140g) 220
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 large frying chicken, cut into serving pieces
  • 1 tsp salt (optional)
  • 1 tsp dried oregano leaves, crumbled
  • ½ tsp white pepper
  • 1 lb tomato sauce
  • 2 cups chicken stock, hot
  • 1 cup hot water
  • ½ lb. fusilli pasta
  • 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400°F.

2

Combine oil and lemon juice in a bowl and rub over chicken pieces.

3

Arrange chicken in the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch flameproof casserole or baking pan.

4

Season with salt, oregano and white pepper.

5

Bake 30 minutes, turning chicken pieces after 15 minutes.

6

Remove casserole from oven and transfer chicken to a platter.

7

Set aside.

8

Stir tomato sauce, stock and water into casserole dish and cook over medium high heat until mixture comes to a boil.

9

Stir in pasta and bring to a boil.

10

Add chicken pieces in a single layer.

11

Return to oven and bake another 30 minutes, until chicken is tender.

12

Serve sprinkled with cheese.

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Category:Cathy's Recipes

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Category:Mediterranean Meat Dishes

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Category:Lemon juice Recipes

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Category:Chicken Recipes

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Category:Tomato sauce Recipes

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Category:Chicken stock Recipes

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Category:Fusilli Recipes

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Category:Parmesan cheese Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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