South Beach Chicken

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup reduced-fat ricotta cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup crushed tomatoes
• 4 slices reduced-fat mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 combine the ricotta with the oregano, salt, and pepper. blend together.
• 2 pretreat a large baking dish with pam or rub the bottom with some olive oil so it doesn't stick.
• 3 rub the chicken with the garlic powder. heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes per side. you'll be tempted to move the chicken around but don't for at least 7 minutes, then check to see that it's not burning. turn it over and do the same on the other side. place the chicken breasts, side by side, in a lorge baking dish and allow to cool.
• 4 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 5 spoon 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture and 1/4 cup tomatoes onto each chicken breast. you can be liberal. top each chicken breast with 1 slice mozzarella. bake for 20 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in the chicken registers 170°f.