Dinner For Two (#1)

Let me start out by saying, an oven pre-set to 400*F is your best friend when it comes to preparing this delightful, romantic, dinner for two.

Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken Breast

with

Roasted Green Beans & Eggplant

• 8 oz green beans, stem ends removed
• 4 teaspoons plus two (or more) cups extra-virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 2 boneless, skinliss chicken breast halves
• 6 thinly sliced strips of prosciutto
• 1 eggplant, pealed and sliced about 1/2" thick
• 2 cups (more or less) of Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• Lemon wedges for serving

1. Heat your oven to 400*F
2. In a large bowl, toss green beans with 2 teaspoons of the olive oil and season with a little salt and pepper
3. Place the greenbeans on a large cookie sheet, pushed to one side
4. Pour the two cups of olive oil in the bowl
5. In a seperate bowl, place the two cups of Italian seasoned bread crumbs
6. Spear one slice at a time of your sliced eggplant on a fork and dip in the olive oil, then place the slice in the bowl of Italian seasoned bread crumbs turning it over so both sides are coated. Shake off the excess and place on the cookie sheet with the greenbeans.
7. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and wrap each in the three slices of the prosciutto.
8. Place the chicken, seam side down on the cookie sheet with the greenbeans and eggplant and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.
9. Cook at 400*F till chicken is opaque throughout (about 15 to 20 minutes)

Serve this delicious meal with lemon wedges.

The proscuitto helps keep the chicken juicy without adding much fat, and the squeez of lemon juice adds a bright twist and is a lot healthier that a heavy sauce.