Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Bruschetta Chicken


Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 cup and 1 tsp balsamic vinegar, divided
1/4 cup and 1 tsp olive oil, divided
4 roma tomatoes, seeded, diced
3 tbsp basil, cut into thin ribbons
2 clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated

Directions:
Mix together 1 cup balsamic vinegar and 1 cup olive oil; season both sides of chicken breasts.  Marinade seasoned chicken breasts in vinegar oil mixture for at least 1 hour.  In a separate bowl mix together tomato, basil, parmesan, garlic, 1 tsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.  When ready to cook, preheat oven to 400°.  Bake chicken with marinade for 30 minutes (baste chicken about every 10 minutes); remove from oven and top each chicken breast with equal parts bruschetta mixture and resume cooking until chicken is cooked through (about 15 minutes).

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