Hummus-Crusted Chicken

Ingredients

• 10 oz Cauliflower Florets
• 1 Red Bell Pepper
• 8 oz Green Beans
• 1 ½ tsp. Paprika
• 1 ½ tsp. Ground Cumin
• 2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
• ⅓ cup Hummus
• Olive Oil
• Salt Pepper

Instructions

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   Cooking Spray: Medium Oven-Safe Pan

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   Cook Within: When spreading the hummus on top of the chicken, try not to spread it smoothly. Think of how peanut butter is spread on bread in commercials. There should be many small peaks and valleys. This will allow the hummus to brown with more character under How old is hummus? So old we really don’t know when it came into being or who made it first. Chickpeas have been growing in the Middle East for thousands of years, and while there are rumors the dish was invented for 12th century sultan Saladin, it’s possible hummus was invented long before then.

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   Prepare the Ingredients: Cut cauliflower florets into bite-sized pieces. Stem, seed, and cut red bell pepper into 1’’ dice. Trim ends off green beans. Set aside ½ tsp. paprika and ½ tsp. cumin for garnish. Rinse chicken breasts, pat dry, and season both sides with a pinch of salt and

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   Add Hummus and Broil Chicken: Scoop half the hummus on each chicken breast and spread. Place pan under broiler until chicken is golden brown and reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees, 2-3 minutes. Remove pan from broiler and rest chicken 3 minutes.

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   Roast the Vegetables: Place cauliflower, green beans, and red bell pepper oil and season with ½ tsp. salt, ¼ tsp. pepper, remaining cumin, and remaining paprika. Toss to coat and spread into a single layer. Roast until cauliflower is tender and browned, 12-15 minutes.

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   Remove from oven and turn on broiler. While: vegetables roast, sear chicken.

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   Plate the Dish: Scoop roasted vegetables onto plate and place chicken up against vegetables. Garnish chicken with reserved paprika and cumin.

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   Sear the Chicken: Heat 1 tsp. olive oil in a medium oven-safe pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken to hot pan and sear undisturbed until golden brown, 3-5 minutes. Flip chicken, reduce heat to medium, and cook 5-6 recipe–it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts cumin are used twice. ½ tsp. each garnishes chicken and remaining flavors vegetables. • Don’t text and broil! Pay close attention to chicken while it is under the broiler to prevent the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time • Move oven rack to top position

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   Cut cauliflower florets into bite-sized pieces. Stem,