Crispy Baked Chicken with Tomatoes & Caramelized Onions

This crispy baked chicken recipe includes a fantastic sweet and savory topping of caramelized onions, tomatoes and herbs. It's perfect for a weeknight meal! 289 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

When you're craving crispy chicken, but want something healthier than a plate of fried food, this baked version will do the trick. Plus, it's smothered in caramelized onions & tomatoes, which is always a good thing.

It seems that magical powers lie within a pan of caramelized onions. Naturally sweet and savory, all at the same time, they can elevate everything from pizzas and salads to soups and sandwiches. If you've never caramelized onions before, check out my step-by-step photos in How to: Caramelize Onions. It's dead simple. Pinky swear.

As the onions are becoming golden morsels of goodness in the skillet, you can work on preparing the chicken. There are several tips and tricks to achieving crispy, golden brown baked chicken. It's all in the breadcrumbs you use and a little trick with the baking sheet.

For the full recipe and for my tips and tricks, head over to my new post on The Pioneer Woman.

Other healthy recipes in The Pioneer Woman's Food & Friends section:

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Cookin' Canuck's 5 Pinwheel Sandwiches for Lunch Boxes
Heather Christo's Lobster & Spiced Tomato Risotto
A Farmgirl's Dabbles' Grilled Shrimp Ceviche
How Sweet Eats' Elevating Avocado Toast

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Crispy Baked Chicken with Tomatoes & Caramelized Onions

This baked crispy chicken is topped with a fantastic sweet and savory mix of caramelized onions, tomatoes and herbs.

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Course: Entrees

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Caramelized Onion

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 Servings

Calories: 288.7kcal

Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck

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Ingredients

The onion mixture::

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 yellow onions cut in half and thinly sliced
• Warm water as needed
• ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• ½ teaspoon ground oregano
• 1 cup canned petite diced tomatoes
• ¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

The Chicken:

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ cup whole wheat panko breadcrumbs
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• ¼ teaspoon ground pepper

Instructions

• Please head to The Pioneer Woman for the recipe instructions.

Notes

Weight Watchers Points: 4 (Freestyle SmartPoints), 6 (SmartPoints), 7 (Points+)

Nutrition

Serving: 1Piece Chicken + ¼ onion mixture | Calories: 288.7kcal | Carbohydrates: 15.9g | Protein: 29.1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3.2g | Cholesterol: 68.2mg | Sodium: 359.5mg | Fiber: 2.6g | Sugar: 4.1g

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