Hummus Crusted Chicken with Zucchini and Yellow Squash

I love trying new dishes! Hummus is a particular favorite of mine. If you've never had hummus before, it is basically a bean dip made from chick peas that is a staple in many countries in the Middle East. It is delicious! I love it on everything from pita bread to carrot sticks and now chicken breasts!



I often make my own hummus but for a quicker dish I decided to buy mine this time. Hummus is a fresh, refrigerated product often found around your fresh produce or other refrigerated dips and spreads. Because this dish is only meat and vegetables I do suggest you make more veggies and chicken then you would if you were adding a starch to your meal. For my family of 5 I made 6 split chicken breasts, 2 large zucchini, and 2 large squash and had only 1 chicken portion of meat and veggies left over.

Ingredients

• 6 Split or Partial Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
• 1 Container Hummus (10 oz)
• 2 Large Yellow Squash
• 2 Large Zucchini
• 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 
• 4 Tbsp Lemon Juice
• Salt and Pepper (generous) to taste
• Paprika
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UTENSILS YOU NEED:

• 9x13 baking dish
• Cutting Board
• Chopping Knife
• Mixing Spoon
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Directions 

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1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Cut your zucchini and squash into bite size pieces.    
3. Layer veggies on bottom of baking dish.
4. Add oil and lemon juice and toss until all veggies are well coated. This will enable your seasoning to really really adhere to the veggies. 
5. Salt and Pepper veggies liberally, sprinkle with paprika, and toss. 
6. Place raw, defrosted chicken breasts on top of veggies, salt, and pepper to taste. 
7. Add a generous dollop of hummus to each breast until you have used an entire container.                                                                                           
8. Go back and spread out until the chicken is covered with hummus. 
9. Sprinkle with paprika.                                
10. Bake for 35 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. 
11. Enjoy!                                                                   
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