Baked chicken with eggplants for a tasty and flavorful second course. The recipe I want to tell you about today came about a bit by chance. I had some striped purple eggplants and some chicken breast slices and wanted to prepare a simple dish for lunch. So here’s the idea of using them together for a simple but very very good recipe. I cut the eggplants into cubes, the chicken into strips, and also added some cherry tomatoes. A very simple breading with breadcrumbs and grated Parmesan and straight into the oven. Don’t miss the recipe for Stuffed Eggplant Cutlets and the recipe for Chicken Cordon Bleu. A very simple dish to prepare and so good that at my house everyone loved it. A way to get everyone to eat vegetables by preparing a dish that can be served as a second course or as a one-dish meal, maybe adding a slice of bread or plain basmati rice. I baked it in the oven, but if you prefer, you can also use the air fryer. Let’s head to the kitchen and prepare Eggplants with Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes together
AND DON’T MISS THESE RECIPES TOO:
- CHICKEN STRIPS WITH PEPPERS the simple and perfect recipe
- STUFFED BAKED EGGPLANTS the special recipe with eggplants
- CHICKEN WITH BAKED POTATOES the second course recipe everyone loves
- PAN-FRIED EGGPLANTS WITH MOZZARELLA super stringy and super tasty
- PIZZAIOLA STYLE CHICKEN BITES the second course that conquers everyone
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Oven, Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer, and Fall
- Energy 209.32 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 13.78 (g) of which sugars 5.97 (g)
- Proteins 27.34 (g)
- Fat 5.41 (g) of which saturated 1.76 (g)of which unsaturated 1.39 (g)
- Fibers 3.01 (g)
- Sodium 236.12 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Eggplants with Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes
- 1.1 lbs chicken breast
- 1.1 lbs eggplants
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- 1 sprig basil
- to taste salt
How to prepare Chicken with Eggplants and Cherry Tomatoes
Wash the eggplants. Remove the stem and, without peeling them, first cut into thick slices then into cubes. Also, cut the chicken breast into strips. Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them into quarters. Place the chicken, eggplants, and cherry tomatoes in a bowl.
Add 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and mix with 2 tablespoons. Now add the breadcrumbs, grated Parmesan, a pinch of salt, and chopped basil. Mix.
Pour everything into a baking dish in a rather thin layer. Add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil on top. Cook the Eggplants with Chicken Breast in the preheated oven at 375°F in static mode for 20 minutes.
For air fryer cooking: cook at 375°F for 18 minutes
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, hugs, Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
If there are leftovers, store the chicken in the fridge in a container for 1-2 days
Don’t miss the recipe for the Baked Chicken Cutlets
