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Chicken with Orange, Spinach and Cherry Tomatoes
Photo: Lily Banse

Chicken with Orange, Spinach and Cherry Tomatoes

8 ingredients 14 steps 25 min 4 wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

470
Calories
36g
Protein
18g
Fat
44g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • 4 tbsp minced fresh dill
  • 4 tsp grated orange peel
  • 3 tsp minced garlic
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 4 cup cherry tomatoes , halved
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves, thinly sliced crosswise
  • 4 cups firmly packed torn fresh spinach leaves (about 8 ounces)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400°F.

2

Place large baking sheet in oven to heat.

3

Mix dill, orange peel, garlic and salt in medium bowl. Season with pepper.

4

Combine tomatoes, oil and 1 teaspoon dill mixture in small bowl.

5

Add chicken to remaining dill mixture in medium bowl and toss to coat.

6

Cut 4 sheets of foil each about 20 inches long.

7

Arrange 1 cup spinach on 1 sheet of foil.

8

Place a quarter of the sliced chicken mixture atop spinach.

9

Spoon a quarter of the tomato mixture atop chicken.

10

Fold foil over, enclosing contents completely and crimping edges tightly to seal.

11

Repeat with remaining 3 foil sheets, forming 4 packets total.

12

Arrange foil packets in single layer on heated baking sheet.

13

Bake until chicken is just cooked through, about 15 minutes.

14

Transfer to plates; let stand 5 minutes.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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