By enriching dishes with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, vegetables provide balance and help prevent the negative consequences of excessive meat consumption, such as and cardiovascular diseases. An added benefit of baking meat with vegetables in the oven is that it reduces the effort required to prepare a multi-component dish: all the cook needs to do is prepare the ingredients and tenderize the meat, while the oven takes care of the rest in about half an hour. The number of ingredients can be adjusted to your taste.
Ingredients: chicken fillet or veal; bell pepper; tomatoes; onion; hard cheese (sharp); oil (for greasing the baking sheet); homemade mayonnaise; salt and spices (to taste).
Preparation
Cut the meat into portion-sized pieces, tenderize, and place them on a greased baking sheet. Season with salt, pepper, and add spices if desired.
, tomato, and into rings and layer them on top of the meat (the onion can be marinated in lemon juice with sugar beforehand).
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater and sprinkle it over the vegetables. Spread homemade mayonnaise on top.
Bake until a golden crust forms—about 30 minutes in an oven preheated to 200°C (392°F).
Life Hack
- To prepare meat with vegetables baked in a sleeve, mix the ingredients with spices and oil, place them in a baking sleeve (you can also add a little water), tie it off at both ends, poke it with a toothpick to allow steam to escape, and bake in a preheated oven at 180–200°C (356–392°F) until the meat is cooked through (40–60 minutes). At the end, you can carefully cut open the sleeve and expose the top to create a crispy crust (you can sprinkle grated cheese on the dish at this stage).
- To soften the protein compounds, use acidic marinades for the meat: before baking, marinate the veal or chicken in tomato sauce or lemon or pomegranate juice. To ensure your body gets enough vitamin C, it’s recommended to serve the meat with greens or pureed berries: , , , or .
