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Chicken Breast with Zucchini and Peaches

This Baked Chicken Breast with Zucchini and Peaches recipe starts in the cast iron skillet and finishes in the oven. It brings the sweet AND some heat with a peach and chili sauce glaze that's simple to whip up. Juicy peaches, fresh zucchini and moist chicken breasts: this easy recipe has it all. A healthy gluten-free supper for the whole family!
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked chicken, cast iron skillet, chicken recipes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 adults

Equipment

  • 1 Cast iron skilet

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 4 medium skinless chicken breasts
  • ½ cup orange juice, unsweetened
  • ¼ cup peach or apricot jam, unsweetened
  • 2 teaspoon hot chili sauce
  • 2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Ground pepper
  • 2 medium peaches, sliced
  • 1 medium zucchini, cut into half-moons

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F. Melt butter in your cast iron pan or (other oven safe skillet) over medium heat.
  • Once pan is hot, add chicken breasts and cook each side for 3 minutes. Don't move while cooking.
  • While the chicken is cooking, mix up the sauce of orange juice, jam, chili sauce, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
  • Once the chicken has been cooked for 3 minutes on each side, pour the sauce oven the chicken.
  • Add zucchini and peaches to the pan. Gently turn the zucchini and peaches in the pan to get them covered in some sauce. Spoon some of the sauce over the chicken breasts too. Season with some salt and fresh pepper to taste. Allow to cook for another 3 minutes.
  • After 3 minutes, place the whole skillet into the pre-heated oven for another 10 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reads 165F. Serve hot with basmati rice.

Notes

Leftovers are good in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Be careful when moving the cast iron skillet to the oven - when moving the pan, juices can jump up sometimes!
Tip: don't use a higher heat than medium or all the sauce will cook off before you can get the pan into the oven. 
Nutrition information is approximate and for ¼ of the recipe.
Nutrition Facts
Chicken Breast with Zucchini and Peaches
Amount per Serving
Calories
365
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
9
g
14
%
Saturated Fat
 
3
g
19
%
Trans Fat
 
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Cholesterol
 
152
mg
51
%
Sodium
 
470
mg
20
%
Potassium
 
1146
mg
33
%
Carbohydrates
 
22
g
7
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
17
g
19
%
Protein
 
50
g
100
%
Vitamin A
 
560
IU
11
%
Vitamin C
 
30
mg
36
%
Calcium
 
29
mg
3
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Calories
365
Nutrition Facts