Parchment Wrapped Chicken 3 Ways
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Parchment-Wrapped Chicken Breast 3 Ways
Prep: 25 minutes Bake: 30 minutes Serves: 3
Chicken
1¼ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Greek
2 tablespoons artichoke bruschetta or spinach artichoke dip
¼ cup halved grape tomatoes
4 pitted kalamata olives, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon chopped red onion
¼ teaspoon dried oregano or 1 sprig fresh oregano
1 tablespoon crumbled feta cheese
Asian
¼ cup favorite ready to serve rice
1 cup Asian vegetables such as chopped bok choy, matchstick-cut carrots, sliced shiitake mushrooms and/or thawed frozen shelled edamame
2 tablespoons favorite stir-fry sauce
¼ teaspoon orange zest
1 tablespoon thinly sliced green onion
Buffalo
2 tablespoons buffalo wing sauce
¼ cup favorite ready to serve rice
3 bibb lettuce leaves
2 tablespoons yogurt-based blue cheese dressing
2 tablespoons chopped celery
½ avocado, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons matchstick-cut carrots
- Preheat oven to 375°. Place 3 (12 x 18-inch) sheets of parchment paper horizontally on work surface. In large bowl, toss chicken, oil and pepper.
- Greek Packet: Place rice on 1 side of 1 parchment sheet; top with ⅓ of the chicken, bruschetta, tomatoes, olives, red onion, oregano and cheese.
Asian Packet: Place rice on 1 side of 1 parchment sheet; top with ⅓ of the chicken, vegetables, stir-fry sauce and orange zest.
Buffalo Packet: Toss 1 tablespoon buffalo wing sauce and remaining ⅓ of the chicken; place rice and chicken mixture on 1 side of remaining parchment sheet.
- For each packet, fold parchment over filling, crimping and rolling edges to seal tightly; place on rimmed baking pan. Bake packets 25 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165°; carefully open packets to serve.
- Serve Asian chicken sprinkled with green onion; serve buffalo chicken in lettuce leaves topped with dressing, celery, avocado, carrots and remaining ½ tablespoon buffalo wing sauce.
Approximate nutritional values per serving (Greek): 389 Calories, 22g Fat (4g Saturated), 113mg Cholesterol, 605mg Sodium, 6g Carbohydrates, 2g Fiber, 2g Sugars, 41g Protein
Approximate nutritional values per serving (Asian): 448 Calories, 13g Fat (2g Saturated), 104mg Cholesterol, 658mg Sodium, 37g Carbohydrates, 4g Fiber, 20g Sugars, 46g Protein
Approximate nutritional values per serving (Buffalo): 557 Calories, 27g Fat (5g Saturated), 109mg Cholesterol, 561mg Sodium, 36g Carbohydrates, 8g Fiber, 13g Sugars, 44g Protein
Chef Tip
Packets can be refrigerated up to 3 days before baking, or baked packets can be transferred to resealable containers and refrigerated up to 5 days.