Description
Baked chicken breasts on a bed of sweet peppers, topped with smoky spices, cream cheese and melted cheddar.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 long sweet peppers, thinly sliced
- 4 small chicken breasts
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375?F (190?C) and spray a baking dish with oil.
- Cover the bottom of the baking dish with the sliced peppers and place the chicken breasts on top of them.
- In a small bowl, combine smoked paprika, onion powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, salt, and black pepper.
- Sprinkle the chicken with the spice mixture and the minced garlic, rubbing it into both sides of the chicken.
- Top each chicken breast with about 2 tablespoons of cream cheese, using all of the cream cheese across the breasts.
- Sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese over the baking dish.
- Bake for 25?30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through, then broil for about 2 minutes to brown the cheese.
- Place some of the reserved pepper slices on top of the chicken before serving and enjoy.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins