Balsamic Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes served with Mushroom and Zucchini Orzo

We place food into different categories or labels if you will. I tend to group food according to occasion, breakfast, dinner, supper, dessert, and snacks etc. This dish hands down is my all time favorite fresh food fast supper meal. That might be because this dish encompasses several of my favorite foods, such as chicken, sweet 100 tomatoes, zucchini, orzo, and balsamic.The sweetness from the sweet 100 tomatoes juice balances the glazed bitterness from the balsamic vinegar perfectly. The orzo, tiny rice shaped pasta morsels, surprise your taste buds and mind with different texture and taste from rice. We suggest when serving this dish if you have leftovers to immediately portion and refrigerate. Miata Guy ended up eating half his lunch in additional to his dinner once, because of all the delicious flavors.

1) Preheat oven 450 degrees

2) Combine 1 pint sweet 100 tomatoes or grape tomatoes, 1 tablespoon honey, and 1 1/2 teaspoon olive oil. Place tomato mixture on a foil-lined cookie sheet. Bake at 450 for 12 minutes or until tomato skins burst and begin to wrinkle. Transfer tomato to a bowl, including the juice. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt.

3) Season 4 boneless chicken flattened breasts with salt and pepper

4) Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken and remove from heat.

5) Drizzle chicken with a balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Spoon tomatoes evenly over chicken

6) Enjoy!

Calories 238     Fat 4g     Protein 40g 


Mushroom and Zucchini Orzo


We love vegetables so much and with this dish we usually double the mushrooms and zucchini. We also tend to cut the butter in half and almost double the spices. Point is you can alter recipes to fit your likes and needs. Watching your sodium intake, then emit the salt and add a pinch more oregano! Miata Guy and I never make the same dish twice, since we are always altering and "playing around" with the ingredients and amounts. 

1) Cook 1 cup orzo according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain and keep warm.

2) While orzo cooks, saute 1 cups sliced mushrooms and 1 cups diced zucchini until tender and browned

3) Combine orzo, mushroom, zucchini, with

1 Tablespoon butter            1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 salt                                1/2 teaspoon pepper

in a large bowl, tossing gently.

4) Enjoy!

Calories 197     Fat 4g     Protein 6.3g