Chicken Italiano
Ingredients
Food Safety
Before you start, wash all surfaces and your hands with soap and warm water, and remember to wash your hands, utensils and cutting boards after they touch raw meat or eggs. Avoid cross-contamination by using a different cutting board for your meat and other ingredients. Make sure you’re cooking to safe temperatures and chilling any leftovers within two hours. For more food safety tips, visit our Food Safety at Home Section.
Steps
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare a large baking pan (16 x 12 inches – 40 x 30 cm) by spraying with vegetable oil cooking spray or coating with oil.
Prepare vegetables by slicing zucchini into thick rounds about ½ inch (1.25 cm) thick. Slice mushrooms and red peppers into rings the same thickness as zucchini. Place zucchini rounds over the bottom of the baking pan and top with a red pepper ring.
Set the chicken thighs in the centre of the zucchini and pepper rounds. If you have any peppers left chop and add to casserole. Scatter mushrooms in spaces between chicken thighs.
Pour pasta sauce over chicken and vegetables. Use ¼ cup (60 mL) water to wash out remaining sauce from bottle. Pour over.
Sprinkle dried basil and thyme over casserole. Follow with the shredded parmesan cheese. Bake in preheated oven for one hour, or until chicken is cooked through and the cheese is lightly browned and bubbly.
Helpful Tip
If you want a gluten-free version make sure you use gluten-free pasta and Marinara sauce.
Nutrition Info
| Per 500 g serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calories | 370 |
| Protein | 44 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Fibre | 3 g |
| Sugar | 9 g |
| Cholesterol | 170 mg |
| Sodium | 390 mg |
| Per 500 g serving | % Daily Value |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 27 |
| Calcium | 15 |
| Iron | 25 |
| Vitamin A | 8 |
| Vitamin C | 180 |
| Vitamin B6 | 60 |
| Vitamin B12 | 40 |
| Folate | 9 |
| Zinc | 52 |
