Ham And Cheese Topped Chicken With Roasted Broccoli

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs broccoli, trimmed, cut into 1/2-inch-thick, 3-inch long planks
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• salt and pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 4 slices deli ham
• 4 ounces grated swiss cheese
• 15 crackers, coarsely crushed (such as ritz)

Recipe

• 1 ajust rack to lower-middle position and preheat to 475 degrees. brush a large rimmed baking sheet with 1 tbsp oil.
• 2 toss the broccoli with the remaining 2 tbsp oil, sugar and salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 pat the chicken dry with paper towels.
• 4 season with salt and pepper.
• 5 arrange on baking sheet.
• 6 spread the mustard over the chicken then top each with a slice of ham and sprinkle with cheese.
• 7 sprinkle the cracker crumbs over the cheese, pressing gently to adhere. arrange broccoli around the edge of the pan.
• 8 roast until chicken is cooked through and broccoli is well browned, about 25 minutes, covering with foil if the cracker crumbs brown too quickly.
• 9 let stand 5 minutes before serving.