Low Sodium Chicken Bruschetta

Low Sodium Chicken Bruschetta is assuredly an eye popping, kick in the pants, bold flavored recipe. You may have read before that I eat a lot of chicken since my stroke. I despise a bland, boring chunk of chicken it needs to have flair to appeal to me. This recipe has punched its way up into the top five of my favorite chicken dishes! Plus, it is so easy to make.

The taste of this Low Sodium Chicken Bruschetta is simply awesome plus, its also low carb if you’re into that like my Mom. I made this for a Mothers’ Day meal and besides me saying how good the chicken turned out, my mom who likes to talk or chat whilst she eats was unusual as all I heard was mm..mmm’s from her. It was a pretty quiet meal conversationally anyway.

Typical sodium amount per serving	700+mg
Sodium per serving for this recipe	122mg
Calories per serving	347

Sodium comparison of Chicken Bruschetta

Most recipes seem to average 700+mg of sodium per serving. Most of the sodium comes from the salt added during the cooking process and the amount and type of cheese used for the topping.

This flavor packed recipe without cheese is just 68mg per serving and with a slice of Swiss cheese it is 122mg. Still pretty good level and well within my sodium budget goals per meal.

For a little cheese comparison:

Slice of Swiss Cheese averages 45mg per slice, 122mg of sodium for the meal as made in this recipe.

Slice of Mozzarella cheese averages 130mg per slice or about 200mg total for the meal.

The key to good chicken

I’ve cooked a ‘ton’ of chicken now since my stroke and the key to good tasting chicken is to know when it is “done”. I used to overcook chicken all the time and it either turned into a dry hard to chew – or a rubbery blah tasting bite of chicken.

I use my Thermopro probe digital thermometer (Amazon) all the time now. Whether cooking in the oven, on a grill or stove top, it makes it so easy. Not going over temperature and overcooking is KEY for tender juicy chicken!

How to make chicken bruschetta  

This recipe comes together quickly and easily with minimal hands on time, mostly just cutting veggies, a slap chopper (Amazon) is awesome to use for that, which makes it great for a busy or don’t feel like cooking night.

Start with the marinade – mix and stir together the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic, Italian seasoning salt free, Mrs. Dash Original Table Blend and fresh cracked ground black pepper for the chicken marinade. I just do this right in the 9×13 baking dish, no sense in getting another dish dirty.

Take your boneless, skinless chicken breasts and cut off any excess fat or little meat bits. Then place in the baking dish turning to coat well and let it set for about 20 minutes while the oven is preheating to 425°F. The flavor that the marinade imparts to the chicken will be amazing.

My particular package of breasts pictured here were huge! Easily double the size of a “normal” chicken breast, so I just cut them in half.

Either while the chicken is marinating or baking, into a small bowl slice some cherry tomatoes in half along with the red onion, garlic, balsamic vinegar, oil, basil and toss.

You can use any smaller tomato where the inside is firm. For a Roma tomato cut into quarters, I don’t think I would go any bigger than a Roma though or else your bruschetta mix will be a mushy mess. Cherry and grape tomatoes are best.

Place the baking dish with chicken and marinade in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Cook till the breast reads 160°F. I recommend using the ThermoPro Dual Probe Digital Meat Thermometer like I have from Amazon. It lets you monitor the chicken temperature without even having to open the stove door. Just place the probe in the thickest part of the breast, you could even monitor two breasts.

** I cook to 160°F because the chicken will continue cooking when removed and it will be going back into the oven for a bit. It will be perfectly juicy and tender when all finished, I was easily cutting mine with a fork and it was so good! **

Once your chicken is cooked through, remove it from the oven and pour the bruschetta mixture right over the top. Lightly brush any mix off the on chicken and top it off with some sliced Swiss or mozzarella cheese.

Pop baking dish back in the oven for a few minutes (about 5 minutes) till the cheese is melted and warm the tomatoes.

Have some crusty bread on hand like my Low Sodium Artisan Bread and get ready to chow!

Sides to serve with low sodium chicken bruschetta

This dish would go well with a side salad and my Low Sodium Ranch Dressing.

Serve over just about any pasta type of your choosing (oh Yeah!) or zucchini noodles.

Another great option would be with Low Sodium Spaghetti Squash to add a mellow flavor in between bites.

And as I already mentioned my Low Sodium Artisan Bread. Required??

I just now made some leftovers into a sandwich using my Low Sodium Pita Bread. Oh My! I sliced the chicken and stuffed it with some bruschetta in the pita pocket with a touch of sour cream. No left overs for the dog, sorry Ash.

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