Easy Chicken Recipes: Baked Chicken Breasts, Italian Style

Easy chicken recipes are just about my favorite.

Everyone seems to love chicken and no matter what healthy diet you are on, it works.

Chicken is one of the low fat protein foods as well as a low carb food.

This chicken recipe will work for you if you are looking for low carb recipes, Weight Watchers recipes, a South Beach recipe or a low fat recipe.

Best of all, if the diet you are following is simply "what would taste delicious tonight?", the answer would still be this Italian style baked chicken recipe.

The ingredient amounts are not exact here because it works best if you adjust the seasonings to your taste.

This is a recipe I created with things I happened to have on hand. Sometimes the best results start out that way.

Easy Baked Chicken Breasts, Italian Style

Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
Boneless chicken breasts, or other chicken pieces of your choice
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Salt and pepper
Tomato slices
Olive oil
Parmesan cheese

Spray a glass casserole dish with non-stick spray. Use whatever size casserole fits the amount of chicken you are using.

Sprinkle each chicken breast with salt and pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. I use a generous amount of the garlic and onion powders to coat the breasts on both sides. They add a lot of favor with no fat. Do not use garlic and onion salt, or if you do, don't salt the meat, as it will be too salty. Place the chicken pieces in the baking dish.

Lay a large slice or two small slices of tomato on each breast. Drizzle with a bit of olive oil. No need to use a lot. Even a teaspoon makes a big difference in the taste and texture when it is done.

Bake at 375ºF for about 20 minutes.

Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of Parmesan cheese on each chicken breast. Bake for another 5 minutes.

• Try a fresh basil leaf under the tomato slice. It adds wonderful flavor.

• I have used boneless chicken breasts. Feel free to substitute other chicken parts if you prefer.

• Taking the skin off lowers the fat content drastically.