Tomato and Feta Cheese Chicken

I wish I had a picture of this dish because it is so beautiful and colorful. This is one of Danny and my favorite dishes, and you feel so refreshed after eating it. Absolutely incredible in the summer with fresh, flavorful tomatoes from a farmer's market!

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (instead we use chicken tenders)
• 2 Tbsp. zesty Italian salad dressing (instead I either brush a little olive oil on the chicken and then flavor it with a dry Italian dressing mix I make, see below, or skip the oil and just season with the mix)
• 1 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
• 1/8 tsp. white pepper (I don't have white so use black)
• 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 green onion, chopped

Preparation:

1. Heat oven to broil setting. Brush chicken breasts with dressing and sprinkle with Italian seasoning and pepper; let stand for 10 minutes.
2. Broil the chicken for 10-12 minutes, turning once, until chicken is almost done.
3. Remove chicken from broiler and arrange tomato, cheese, and green onion on each chicken breast. Return to oven and broil for 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted.

Feel free to alter ingredients a bit to suit your time or tastes. I've made it before just seasoning it with mostly salt and pepper beforehand and it was still delicious, and definitely just eyeball the amount of tomato and feta cheese I use because we love our chicken to be COVERED with the combination. Cherry/grape tomatoes were delightful in the dish as well.

Following are 2 dry Italian dressing mixes I have made and used in the recipe:

Mix 1:

• 1/3 cup dry grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp onion powder
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp celery seed (less if you prefer)
• 1 tbsp sesame seed

Mix 2:

• 1 tbsp garlic salt
• 1 tbsp onion powder
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp oregano
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 tsp. basil
• 1 tbsp parsley
• 1/4 tsp. celery salt

Both of these mixes will keep for several months in an air tight container. If you want to actually make dressing out of them (which I haven't yet done... only used it as seasoning in recipes) they both call for 1/4 cup vinegar or cider vinegar, 2/3 cup oil, and 2 tbsp. water. Mix 1 calls for 1 tbsp of the mix to be combined with those ingredients, while mix 2 calls for 2 tbsp. of the mix.