Chicken breasts in foil with tomato, olives, and Parmesan

Name: Chicken breasts in foil with tomato, olives, and Parmesan
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 2 servings
Ingredients: 10 small black olives, pitted; 1 teaspoon thyme leaves, plus 2 sprigs thyme; 1 teaspoon thyme leaves, plus 2 sprigs thyme; 2 thick slices tomato; 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 12 ounces); 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan; 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 12 ounces); Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Makes
2
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

This is much saucier than the preceding recipe, and rich with Parmesan. Serve it with bread.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 thick slices tomato
2

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Tear off two sheets of aluminum foil, each about 18 inches square, and place one on top of the other. Use 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to smear a patch in the center of the foil, large enough to hold the chicken. Make a bed of the tomato slices in the center, then top with the