Artichoke and Chicken Bake

Submitted by yooper

"This easy but elegant entree first appeared in "Quick Cooking" magazine. Someone posted this at the Somersize website, which is where I found it. I usually have this over a bed of fried spinach or zucchini ribbons."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can water-packed artichoke hearts, well drained and chopped
• 3⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 3⁄4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 dash garlic powder or 2 garlic cloves
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Spray an 11x7 inch baking dish with Pam.
3. Salt and pepper the chicken breast halves and place in the dish.
4. In a bowl, combine the artichoke hearts, parmesan cheese, mayonnaise and garlic powder; mix well.
5. Spread artichoke mixture over chicken breasts.
6. Bake, uncovered, 30-35 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.

Reviews

[K James]

I thought this was excellent! I used miracle whip instead of mayo because of the comments that the meal was rich. I also added spinach and mushrooms into the mixture. I then topped the dish with breadcrumbs. This will definitely become part of the meal rotation at my house!

 

[jayde noctus]

This has turned into my hubbys favorite meal, and has turned into a must have dinner. I just recently tried some of the tips on the other comments, and used 2/4 cup mayo (the kind made with olive oil) and the last 1/4 cup using light sour cream and it was fabulous! I also used the marinated artichoke hearts over the regular ones, the flavor is just delish! Truly one of my favorite meals to make.

 

[Sauce Lover]

I really liked this dish because you can make it as directed and its good and easy, or you can add what you have on hand and really turn it into something special. I made as directed except that I had marinated artichokes, not waterpacked. I also lined my 13x9 pyrex with foil, sprayed it with Pam and then put my heavily seasoned, thinly sliced, pounded out chicken breast tenders down. I spread the mayonnaise, artichoke, parmesan spread all over the chicken pieces. I had some yellow bell pepper which needed to be used up so I chopped that up and spread that all over the chicken in addition to some sliced mushrooms( uncooked ). I then baked it at 350 for about 30 minutes. Then, I poured about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of heavy cream all over it and sprinkled that with cayenne pepper. Then I used up some fresh spinach leaves I had by spreading that all over. Then(phew!!) I had some sliced provolone cheese which I covered the spinach with and I then sprinkled a bit more parmesan all over everything and cooked it for about 15 minutes more until the spinach was wilted and the cheese was bubbly. Thats the nice thing about this dish. Anything that you like can be added and it tastes fabulous. Try it!

 

[alwayskissthecook]

I have a recipe for Artichoke dip that has the exact same ingredience (less the chicken) so I decided to try this. The only change I made was I added about a 1/4 cup of half and half to water down the artichoke mixture. I didn't make it runny, just a little less thick than it is. I served this over a bed of white rice along with side salads and garlic bread. It was a major hit!

 

[wsegulin]

I make this also, but I put all the ingredients into the crockpot until chicken shreds and is cooked through. I serve it with homemade noodles and mashed potatoes all piled into a bowl or on a plate. Yum!