As many of you know, we like to cook here at the RMTJ offices. We especially enjoy when people try our recipes. This is not one of those times. ;) No, this is a time when someone took the time to send us in their recipe for Awesome Chicken. I’ll be honest, I could eat chicken 8 days a week, and one pot meals are more enjoyable during winter months for some reason.

Thus, for all of our loyal readers, here is Liz and Zach’s Awesome Chicken

Ingredients:
2 boneless chicken breasts
1 12oz can of chopped tomatoes (unsalted)
1/2 cup (or so, make sure you taste) fresh basil
minced or pressed garlic (i use that stuff in the tube)
1 tablespoon capers, drained (if you like them, if no, use onions)
1/4 of the box mushrooms (chopped baby bells)
1 small roasted pepper (pre-roast in a pan or right on cooktop, just scrap off black stuff after…or use the ones from a can.)
olive oil (just a little)
1 TSP oregano
1 TSP red pepper flakes
kosher salt
ground black pepper
blend cheese (Italian mix - Parmesan, mozzarella, etc.) - Use enough to cover the food in the pyrex
1/4 of a box of orzo (don’t need much, if you don’t have orzo, rice or pasta would work too)

1.) Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2.) Combine tomatoes, garlic, capers, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt/pepper to taste, a little olive oil (i used the spicy stuff i had to add more heat) in a mixing bowl. (add more basil, capers, and spices to taste. i like it a little spicy hence the flakes.)
3.) Put chicken in pyrex dish with mushrooms and peppers (for more flavor pre-marinate chicken with garlic and white wine type sauce) .
4.) Cover chicken and veggies with sauce, sprinkle a little cheese on top
5.) Bake for about 40 mins, giving the sauce time to bubble and cheese to be golden brown color
6.) With 10 mins to go, make the orzo.

We might need to try this soon.