Baked Chicken With Cream Cheese Vegetable Topping

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 bone-in skinless chicken breasts (about 2 1/4 pounds in all)
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 orange bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 small zucchini, diced
• 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried whole dill weed

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 425 degrees f.
• 2 in a medium frying pan, heat the oil over moderate heat.
• 3 add the bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften, about 3 minutes.
• 4 add the onions,carrot and zucchini, cook 2 minutes longer, drain.
• 5 mix the vegetables with the cream cheese, 3/4 teaspoon of the salt, 1/4 teaspoon of the black pepper and dill.
• 6 sprinkle the chicken breasts with the remaining salt and pepper.
• 7 put the breasts in a roasting pan and spread them with the vegetable cream cheese.
• 8 bake the chicken until just done, 20 to 25 minutes.