Hummus Crusted Chicken

My family became fans of hummus several years ago, but have only eaten it as a dip. When I came across a recipe on Pinterest using hummus on chicken, I knew I needed to make it. I used one of my homemade hummus recipes which you can find here.

I have never been very good at judging how many florets I will get out of a head of broccoli or cauliflower so I ended up with enough for 8 servings of vegetables. Oh well, roasted vegetables are good even as leftovers.

This dish was very good and the lemon added such a nice freshness. I put the thin lemon slices from under the chicken on each individual serving so everybody could squeeze more lemon on if they wanted.

You can easily change the taste of this dish by changing out the vegetables and using different flavors of hummus.

Hummus Crusted Chicken

Ingredients:

• 2 small heads of broccoli, chopped into florets
• 1 large head of cauliflower, chopped into florets
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• black pepper
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup homemade hummus (or store bought), any flavor
• 2 lemons
• 1 teaspoon paprika

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly spray a large baking dish with cooking spray.
2. In baking dish mix broccoli and cauliflower with olive oil until evenly coated.
3. Season with desired amount of black pepper and mix to combine.
4. Spread the broccoli and cauliflower into an even layer in baking dish.
5. Cut one lemon into thin slices and place over the vegetables approximately where you will place your chicken.
6. Season both sides of chicken breasts with desired amount of pepper.
7. Place the chicken on top of the lemons making sure to cover the lemons completely.
8. Spread 1/4 cup of hummus on to each chicken breasts completely covering the top of the chicken. Sprinkle with paprika.
9. Cut remaining lemon in half and squeeze the juice of both sides of the lemon over the whole dish.
10. Bake for about 30-40 minutes or until the chicken is completely cooked and the vegetables are tender.

Enjoy!!!

Serves: 4
Calories: 554.6
Total Fat: 13.1g
   Saturated: 0.6g
   Polyunsaturated: 0.6g
   Monounsaturated: 2.5g
   Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 110mg
Sodium: 495.5mg
Potassium: 663.2mg
Total Carbs: 32.2g
   Dietary Fiber: 13.5g
   Sugars: 8.9g
Protein: 69.3g
Vitamin A: 44.3%
Vitamin C: 628.1%
Calcium: 23.2%
Iron: 26.5%
*The nutritional information will vary slightly depending on the brands you use.
*Adapted from Gimme Some Oven.