Chicken & Vegetable Nicoise

Directions

For this dish, all the vegetables can be cut up the night before and left well-wrapped in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator.

Thirty minutes before dinner, assemble your packets while the oven preheats, then you’re set to go.

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Combine vegetables, garlic and 2 teaspoons parsley in a bowl.

Toss with 1 teaspoon olive oil, salt and pepper.

Take a large, heavy piece of aluminum foil, about 18 inches long, and fold in half crosswise.

Place the chicken breast half in center of one side of the foil.

Brush with remaining ½ teaspoon olive oil and sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Surround with the seasoned vegetables.

Fold remaining half of foil over chicken and vegetables.

Crimp edges together to make a tightly sealed packet.

Place on a baking sheet and bake in center of the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Place cooked pasta on a dinner plate or in a shallow bowl.

Serve chicken and vegetables atop pasta.

Sprinkle with remaining teaspoon of parsley.

Serve with a lemon wedge alongside.