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Italian chicken and vegetable packet

July 27, 2024
Recipe

This recipe also can be prepared on the grill. Use heavy-duty aluminum foil instead of parchment paper, and place the packet off to the side of the flame.

Serves 4

If making this recipe on the grill, use heavy-duty aluminum foil and place the packet off to the side of the flame. Turn midway through the cooking time.


Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Tear off 2 sheets of heavy duty aluminum foil or parchment paper, about 12-inchs each. Fold the foil or parchment paper in half. Unfold and spray with cooking spray.

Center 4 ounces of chicken breast on each sheet. Top each with zucchini, potato, onion, carrots and mushrooms. Sprinkle garlic powder and Italian seasoning on the chicken and vegetables.

Bring two sides of the parchment together over the food. Holding the edges, fold them over together to create a seal. Keep folding until you get almost to your ingredients. Keeping the part you folded together, seal the sides by folding those edges together. Crease the sides to make sure the packet doesn't leak.

Place the packet on a cookie sheet. Bake for 45 minutes, until chicken and vegetables are tender.


  • 8 ounces of skinless, boneless chicken breast
  • 1 zucchini, diced
  • 1 medium potato, scrubbed and diced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning or oregano

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fats and oils Fruits Grains and grain products 2 Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans Sweets 3 Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fruits Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products Nonstarchy vegetables Starches Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

1 Carbohydrates Fats Fruits 1 Protein and dairy Sweets 1 Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 257 Calories 14 g Total carbohydrate 48 g Cholesterol 2 g Dietary fiber 1 g Monounsaturated fat Potassium 33 g Protein 1 g Saturated fat 1/2 packet Serving size 51 mg Sodium 4 g Total fat