Amongst the craziness that is my Sunday morning before church, my five year old and two year old were playing “songs” together on the piano. It was loud, but they were getting along so I didn’t care. They were having so much fun and I loved hearing the two of them giggle and laugh with each other. The best sound to ever fall on your ears is the honest, heartfelt laughter of your children.
Then I heard what they were singing and laughing about. They had made up a new song and here are the lyrics….
♬ ♪ Mom, please don’t yell at me ♪ ♫
♪ ♬ Mom, please don’t yell at me ♬ ♪
♬ ♪ Mom, please don’t yell at me ♪ ♫
♫ ♩ Because it makes me really sad ♩ ♫
I went up to them at the piano and said that I really didn’t like the song they were singing. They both burst into laughter and started singing even louder. Well, here it is 4 days later, and now all of my children are walking around singing it too. Joy!
Not to say I never yell, because I do, but gosh darn it, I have always thought one of my strengths as a Mom was keeping a fairly even temper and tone. Apparently, it isn’t as even of a tone to them as it sounds to me. I guess I’ll keep working on it.
I made this recipe to punish my children for their mean song. I’m kidding…. mostly. How can something so beautiful and healthy be a punishment? Well, for kids, because it has spinach and tomatoes, right?
I created this recipe in hopes of something a little more light yet still very flavorful. I was absolutely thrilled with the end result. It does create a grand-slam pan juice, so don’t let it go to waste! Scoop it over the chicken when you serve it, or you can even serve the whole dish over some pasta or rice with the pan juice on top.
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place the spinach in the bottom of a 9 x 13 glass baking pan. Drizzle over the chicken broth and sprinkle the top with salt and pepper. Arrange the chicken over the spinach and season very well with the salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and italian seasoning. Add the tomato and green onion then sprinkle on the parmesan cheese over the whole dish.
Take a piece of foil and loosely tent it over the top of the pan. Do not seal the edges of the foil to the pan. Bake for 15 minutes, remove the foil and continue to bake for another 20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Serve immediately, drizzling the pan juices over the top of each serving.
Author:Carole
Nutrition
Serving Size:1 chicken breast
Calories:223
Sugar:3g
Sodium:1164mg
Fat:4g
Saturated Fat:1g
Unsaturated Fat:1g
Trans Fat:0g
Carbohydrates:10g
Fiber:4g
Protein:35g
Cholesterol:98mg
Carole Jones
Carole Jones is an Arizona-based cookbook author & food blogger. She's authored The 30 Minute Cooking From Frozen Cookbook and the self-published Take 5: Chicken e-cookbook. For the past 15 years, Carole has shared her culinary adventures cooking and baking for her six brutally honest children here on My Kitchen Escapades. Hot, crusty bread is Carole's love language, but her two adorable grandchildren are a close second. Yes, second. Don't judge.
23 comments
Connie
13 years ago
Looks great! How much of each of the seasonings do you use?
Carole
13 years ago
Connie: Seasonings is something I rarely measure because it so depends on personal preference, so here are my best guesses as far as amounts on top of the chicken. Salt – 1 rounded Tb, Pepper – 1 1/2 tsp, Garlic – 1 1/2 tsp, Onion – 1 tsp, Italian seasoning – 1 1/2 tsp.
Mom
13 years ago
I also was always accused of yelling at MY children when I couldn’t speak for three years. I figure it has nothing to do with yelling, probably has to do with the “look”. Ha, ha. Looks delicious, can’t wait to try this receipe.
Suwheat1
13 years ago
In the picture, are there mangoes on top? If so, do you put them on before you put it in the oven? Want to try this for dinner tonight.
Carole
13 years ago
Suwheat1: nope. Those are heirloom tomatoes that I grew in my garden this year. Yummy!!
Suwheat1
13 years ago
Thanks, Carole. Can’t wait to try this tonight. Thanks for answering so quickly or I would have tried the mangoes 🙂
Teresa
13 years ago
This was GREAT! I had some zucchini that I added that I needed to use up, and it turned out awesome. I will be making this again!
Carole
13 years ago
Thanks Teresa! Glad you liked it as much as we did and I will have to try some zucchini next time.
Laura Fine
13 years ago
This looks amazing!! Pinning it and making it SOON– so yummy fitrunningmama.com
Muttlover
13 years ago
Love this – but now I’m wondering how it would taste with mangoes.
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23 comments
Looks great! How much of each of the seasonings do you use?
Connie: Seasonings is something I rarely measure because it so depends on personal preference, so here are my best guesses as far as amounts on top of the chicken. Salt – 1 rounded Tb, Pepper – 1 1/2 tsp, Garlic – 1 1/2 tsp, Onion – 1 tsp, Italian seasoning – 1 1/2 tsp.
I also was always accused of yelling at MY children when I couldn’t speak for three years. I figure it has nothing to do with yelling, probably has to do with the “look”. Ha, ha. Looks delicious, can’t wait to try this receipe.
In the picture, are there mangoes on top? If so, do you put them on before you put it in the oven? Want to try this for dinner tonight.
Suwheat1: nope. Those are heirloom tomatoes that I grew in my garden this year. Yummy!!
Thanks, Carole. Can’t wait to try this tonight. Thanks for answering so quickly or I would have tried the mangoes 🙂
This was GREAT! I had some zucchini that I added that I needed to use up, and it turned out awesome. I will be making this again!
Thanks Teresa! Glad you liked it as much as we did and I will have to try some zucchini next time.
This looks amazing!! Pinning it and making it SOON– so yummy
fitrunningmama.com
Love this – but now I’m wondering how it would taste with mangoes.