Hummus-Crusted Chicken

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• salt and pepper
• 1 zucchini, chopped
• 1 yellow squash, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 cup hummus, homemade or storebought
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 lemons
• 1 tsp. smoked paprika or sumac

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Prepare one large baking dish or two smaller baking dishes with cooking spray.
• Pat the chicken dry.
• Season the chicken breasts with generous pinches of salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, toss the zucchini, squash and onion with olive oil until evenly coated. Season with salt and pepper.
• If using one baking dish, place all of the vegetables on the bottom of the dish in an even layer.
• Lay the four chicken breasts evenly on top, then cover each chicken breast with the hummus so that the entire breast is covered.
• Squeeze the juice of one lemon over the chicken and vegetables.
• Then sprinkle the pan with smoked paprika or sumac.
• Thinly slice the remaining lemon, and place the slices in between the chicken and vegetables if desired.
• **If using two pans, use one for the chicken and one for the vegetables.**
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.
• Serve immediately.

Note:

• i used both regular hummus and a red pepper hummus. hence the reason for the two different colours.

Prepared: 2013-01-14

Categories: Chicken

Makes: 4 servings

Recipe Source: gimmesomeoven.com