Cheesy Roasted Garlic And Tomato Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (6 ounce) chicken breasts
• 1 head of garlic
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus some
• extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• 5 basil leaves (about)
• salt
• pepper
• crushed red pepper flakes (about 1/8 tsp)
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup wine or 1/4 cup chicken stock
• 4 slices provolone cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 cut off the top of the head of garlic just until the cloves are exposed. drizzle with evoo and wrap in foil.
• 3 put tomatoes on a baking sheet and drizzle with evoo and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
• 4 roast tomatoes and garlic. roast tomatoes about 20 minutes, until they burst and roast garlic about 40-45 minutes until tender and golden brown.
• 5 while the tomatoes and garlic are roasting, season chicken breast with salt and pepper and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. let the chicken marinate until the tomatoes and garlic are done.
• 6 preheat a large skillet and about 2 tb evoo over medium high heat. cook chicken about 8 minutes on each side, until browned. when chicken is done, lower heat and deglaze the pan with wine. let wine simmer and reduce.
• 7 meanwhile squeeze garlic out of clove and puree in a food processor with tomatoes and basil. you may need to season with more salt, pepper, and red pepper at this point.
• 8 place chicken breasts in a casserole dish and top with pureed tomatoes and sliced provolone cheese. let bake until cheese is melted, about 5-8 minutes.