This Sheet Pan Bruschetta Chicken with broccoli is a healthy one pan dinner idea and one of my favourite healthy summer-inspired meals.
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Ingredients in sheet pan bruschetta chicken
Say hello to your fave appetizer in healthy loaded chicken form. it's basically made all on one sheet pan so it's super tasty, AND super easy! You're welcome all you meal preppers out there! Here's what you need below:
- olive oil
- chicken breasts
- zucchini
- broccoli
- Italian seasoning
- Bruschetta (recipe below)
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How to make bruschetta chicken
Just like the short ingredient list, the instructions to make these pesto chicken meal prep bowls are relatively straightforward. Here's how to make this recipe:
- Drizzle chicken breasts with a bit of olive oil, then season with salt & pepper and Italian seasoning. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make bruschetta and set aside.
- Remove chicken from the oven and add broccoli and zucchini to baking sheet, tossing with about olive oil, Italian seasoning and salt & pepper. Bake another 10-12 minutes.
- Remove baking sheet from oven and top chicken with bruschetta. Serve and enjoy!
What veggies to use
You can literally use ANY type of vegetable in this recipe! I like to add some chopped potatoes to bake in the oven with the chicken to add a bit of starch – sweet potatoes are also a great option. If using mushrooms or potatoes or another hearty vegetable, I recommend that you cook the sheet pan for a full 20 minutes along with the chicken and drain the excess liquid halfway through.
For other types of vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, etc. you will only want them to cook for 10-12 minutes in the oven, so add them in halfway through the cooking time. You don't want to overcook them!
Making this recipe on the stovetop
You can also make this recipe in a pan on the stove if you don't want to turn the oven on! Simply saute the chicken for 5-6 minutes each side with olive oil, Italian seasoning plus salt & pepper in a large skillet over med-high heat, then saute the vegetables for another 10 minutes.
You can then top with bruschetta after cooking just as you would if you cooked this recipe on a sheet pan.
How to make bruschetta
Now this bruschetta recipe is your most basic version out there.
The basic formula is this: plum tomatoes + LOADS of garlic + olive oil + salt + fresh basil. Here's exactly what you need:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 5 plum tomatoes, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup freshly chopped basil
- 1/2 tsp each salt & pepper
DO NOT skimp on the fresh basil.
One time my mom used dried basil and it absolutely ruined in for me. I know it's a pain, but keeping fresh herbs on hand at your house is one of the best ways to elevate your weekly meals from plain and boring to delicious and full of flavour.
Storing and reheating
You can store this recipe in meal prep bowls in the fridge up to 5 days. To reheat, simply sprinkle a tiny bit of water overtop to avoid drying out the chicken, and microwave for 1-2 minutes. Leave the bruschetta off until you've finished microwaving everything – bruschetta will last in the fridge up to 5 days too so it will taste fresh when you add it to the leftover chicken.
Can you freeze this recipe?
As a whole, I would NOT recommend freezing this recipe. The bruschetta definitely won't freeze, and neither will the veggies. However, the cooked chicken on its own does freeze well so it's worth a shot to freeze a breast or two if you have too many leftovers. This recipe only serves 4 though, so this shouldn't be an issue. I would recommend enjoying fresh if you can, or cut the recipe in half if you don't think you can finish it.
What to serve with bruschetta chicken
Pasta is always a super tasty side as well, and I've even got a Chicken Bruschetta Pasta up on the blog from a couple of summers ago and it's my FAVE!
More easy sheet pan meal prep
Here are some of my other fave sheet pan meals below:
Meal prep tools
- Grab some Glass meal prep bowls for your leftovers.
- I get all my free-range chicken breasts from Butcher Box
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Sheet Pan Bruschetta Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 zucchini, sliced
- 1 head broccoli, chopped
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning, divided
Bruschetta
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 5 plum tomatoes, diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup freshly chopped basil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Drizzle chicken breasts with a bit of olive oil (about 1/2 tbsp) and season with salt and pepper and 1/2 tbsp of Italian seasoning. Bake in oven for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, combine all ingredients for bruschetta and set aside.
- Remove chicken from oven and add broccoli and zucchini to baking sheet, tossing with about 1/2 tbsp of olive oil, 1/2 tbsp of Italian seasoning and seasoning with salt and pepper. Bake another 10-12 minutes until chicken is fully cooked.
- Remove baking sheet from oven and top chicken with bruschetta. Serve and enjoy!
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Anne says
Thank you for adding nurtritional information to your recipes. As a recently diagnosed Type 2 diabetic, I need this information (I have to watch the number of carbs and I also try to watch calories since I’m losing weight). Could please try to make so your print button includes nutritional info too ?
Taylor Stinson says
Thanks so much Anne I’m glad you find it helpful! Unfortunately I’m unable to add it to the print section I’m very sorry – it’s through a plugin I use and it only allows me to show the nutritional info on the website itself. Wish I could be of more help!
Allison Lee says
This meal was delicious!!! I went and bought a Ninja Vegetable Chopper today after work, which saved a ton of time with chopping the broccoli and dicing the tomatoes for this meal! I can’t wait to eat my other servings, and am so glad to have a different chicken breast meal other than lemon pepper chicken!
Taylor Stinson says
Yay!!! So happy you liked it Allison!!! You can’t go wrong with bruschetta right? Love the idea of saving time with the vegetable chopper!
Chantal Ferreira says
This looks absolutely amazing, and it’s such a simple recipe! I have been looking at different ways to get more veggies in my meals (especially with my husband being a picky eater, lol)
I’m definitely going to try it, thank you so much for sharing!
Taylor Stinson says
Yay!!! So glad you’re going to try it Chantal – let me know what you think when you do 🙂
Andrea says
I prepped this ahead of time this past weekend for my kids dinner and next day lunch leftovers. They loooooved it!! I cut a lot of corners, using store bought bruschetta and roasted pre-chopped broccoli and cauliflower (Costco for all). It was super easy, and they requested it again. Thanks so much for all your great recipes – it’s been a lot easier making different and enjoyable meals and making extra so they have a healthy lunch for school or work!
Taylor Stinson says
I’m so happy to hear Andrea!!! I love that you saved some time by using store-bought bruschetta and chopped veggies. It’s honestly worth the extra cost sometimes, and still saves money as opposed to buying takeout. So happy you liked this recipe 🙂