Cheesy Tomato Baked Chicken Breasts

This is an easy recipe for baked chicken breasts from the Provence region of France that has a delicious flavor thanks to mustard, cherry tomatoes, fresh rosemary, thyme, and cheese.

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 4 (6 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 1 lemon, juiced
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 ½ cups halved cherry tomatoes
• 1 bunch green onions, cut into ½-inch slices
• ½ cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons coarse-grained mustard
• 1 ½ sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped
• ½ bunch fresh thyme, chopped
• 2 cups shredded Gruyère cheese

Instructions

1. Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a shallow platter and lay chicken breasts on top. Rub with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken breasts until browned, about 4 minutes per side.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking dish. Place tomatoes and green onions in the baking dish and pour chicken broth on top.
4. Combine mustard, rosemary, and thyme in a small bowl and brush onto chicken breasts. Place chicken breasts on top of the vegetables in the baking dish. Cover with Gruyère cheese.
5. Bake in the preheated oven on the middle rack until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Recipes by Barbara Sauermann

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