Hummus and chicken are a match made in flavor heaven! This low-carb and gluten-free Hummus Baked Chicken uses store-bought hummus, making this recipe an absolute breeze and perfect for those days when you’re short on time.
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How to Make Hummus Baked Chicken
- Start off by seasoning the chicken breast with cumin, sumac, salt, and pepper, making sure to season both sides.
- Arrange cherry tomatoes, zucchini, and kalamata olives around the chicken.
- Top the chicken with about 1-2 tablespoons of the hummus.
- Drizzle everything with some extra virgin olive oil.
- Sprinkle with feta cheese.
- Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes or until cooked through.
- To serve, place the chicken on a platter.
- Spoon the roasted veggies over the chicken.
Why does the baking time of this vary so much?
The size and thickness of the chicken will determine how long this will take to cook. If the slices of chicken are particularly thin, it will be ready in less than 30 minutes. However, if you do not pound the chicken out and instead leave it as large pieces it could take up to 1 hour to bake.
Suggestions and Tips
We highly recommend that you slice the chicken down the center and pound it out thin. If you do not have a meat pounder, a heavy pot works too.
Plain hummus works well, but if you want to take it up a notch, feel free to use any flavored hummus, such as red pepper hummus.
Green olives are a great substitute for kalamata olives. We like to use whatever we have on hand. If you have a favorite veggie you’d like to toss in, feel free to do so.
For an even lower-carb recipe, you can top the chicken with prepared tahini instead of the hummus. That is just as fabulous!
Common Questions about Hummus Baked Chicken
Classic, garlic, or even roasted red pepper hummus all work well! Get creative and try different flavors to find your favorite.
Absolutely — thighs are a great option! You may need to adjust the cooking time, so be sure to check the internal temperature with a meat thermometer to determine when they are finished cooking.
A simple side salad, pasta, rice, or couscous would be delicious alongside this dish!
We do think it’s best served straight from the oven, but you can prep the chicken and hummus ahead of time and store it in the fridge overnight. Just pop it in to bake when you’re ready!
Hummus Baked Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons sumac
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 3-4 chicken breasts pounded thin
- 16 ounces cherry tomatoes
- 2 medium chopped zucchini
- 1/2 cup chopped kalamata olives
- 2/3 cup store-bought hummus
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup feta crumbles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a small bowl, combine all the spices and stir.2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 2 teaspoons cumin, 2 teaspoons sumac, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- In a large baking dish add the chicken breast. Rub half of the seasoning on the chicken, flip and add remaining seasoning on the chicken.3-4 chicken breasts
- Arrange the tomatoes, zucchini, and olives around the chicken. Add 1-2 tablespoons of hummus on each piece of chicken breast and spread. Drizzle olive oil over the whole dish. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the veggies. Top with feta cheese.2 medium chopped zucchini, 16 ounces cherry tomatoes, 1/2 cup chopped kalamata olives, 2/3 cup store-bought hummus, 2 Tablespoons olive oil, 1/2 cup feta crumbles
- Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes or until chicken is cooked. To serve, spoon the vegetables over the chicken!
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We loved this recipe! We added chopped red onion (not technically in the worded recipe but in the photos). My husband dislikes olives so we had to omit them. We added the chicken and veggies to white rice. It was wonderful!
We’re so happy to hear this, Jennifer! Thank you for trying it out and taking the time to leave a review! 😊
Xo,
Alia & Radwa
Simple, fast, one dish clean-up and best of all delicious!
Thank you, Patti!
Xo,
Alia & Radwa
Absolutely delicious
We are a family of 6. Everyone loved this recipe-even my pickiest eater went up for seconds. I have even been asked when I’d be making it again snd we just had it about a week ago. We have enjoyed many if your recipes.
Thank you for trying our recipes, Karyn! We’re so glad you enjoy them. 😊
Xo,
Alia & Radwa
Never had baked hummus on chicken and loved this recipe. I would use tenderloins next time to make sure they baked all the way through.
We’re so glad you enjoyed it, Nicole! Thank you for the feedback. 😊
Xo,
Alia & Radwa
Literally loved this so much I wasn’t even finished with dinner before I shared the recipe with my friends and family. Bonus that it’s sooo quick and easy and great for meal prep!
Thank you so much, Erin!
Xo,
Alia & Radwa
such a delicious recipe! I’m confused on the nutritional information though. What is the serving size?
Sooo delicious!!! 🤩 I did it 3 times, as delicious each time! Thank you!
Amazing! Glad it continues to be a hit every time 🙂 xo, Alia & Radwa
This was soooo good. My husband loved it and it’s my favorite kind of dish easy, delicious, and easy clean up! I didn’t have any sumac but I looked on line and found that I could use ground coriander instead and it worked. Thanks for this recipe. I will definitely be cooking it again!
I’m so excited to try this. I found a parm, basil orzo online I might make with it. Any tips for reheating? I usually make enough of every meal to take to work the next day.
Sounds delicious! It reheats perfectly in a microwave safe container!
So so so good! I had seen a recipe for hummus chicken a few weeks ago and thought that sounded good as I’ve never even had it before and it looked pretty healthy. When I searched for the recipe again yesterday I stumbled on this one. It was a CROWD pleaser! Everyone from the 6 year old to the 50 year old loved this dish and it was super easy to make! I ran out of cumin so I subbed half with coriander and I also didn’t have sumac but it was DELICIOUS as is! This will definitely be going into the rotation! Thanks so much for providing this yummy, healthy, easy, recipe!
Hi Krystina- That is amazing! So glad you stumbled on our recipe, and glad it was a hit!
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Please get the nutritional information? Thank you!
Absolutely! We just added! Let us know if you give it a try!
Xo, Alia & Radwa
Made this for the first time last night for my mom. We both loved it! The chicken breasts were so big I had to split the dish between 2 pans to bake. Chicken turned out super moist. Great healthy Mediterranean style dish!
Amazing! We are so glad you two enjoyed it!
This was epic! I made it last night and have been sending the recipe to friends. This is now a favorite in my house. I did add more hummus than the recipe called for and I think next time I’ll go even more heavy handed with it – just a great texture and flavor I had never thought of cooking with before. Fantastic!
YES! That makes us so happy, glad it was a winner!
I made this for dinner tonight! Switched up the veggies to what I was craving (artichoke hearts, zucchini, olives, banana peppers) and it was amazing! Could not recommend this recipe more. These the chicken nice and juicy.
That sounds delicious! Thanks for giving it a try!
So you’re rating your own recipe?
What did you serve as a side dish ?
A side of rice, or cauliflower rice for a low-carb option!
Made this last night. Very good! Super easy too. I recommend eating it the day of though… The veggies dont taste as good reheated.
I loved this dish! It was healthy and delicious
This was delish but would’ve left out the salt. The olives, feta, and hummus make it plenty salty enough, so it made the dish super salty.
Oh no, so sorry to hear that it was salty. We will make note of this, thanks for giving it a try!
Hi, do you cover this w foil or let it bake open? Thank you, looks yummy!
Leave it uncovered!
If the breasts are thin, they will be overcooked if you use 35-40 min. cook time. Mine came out perfect at 30 min. It was delicious! Would make again. Didn’t have sumac, but it was good without it.
Glad you liked it! Yes, you are right, it really depends on the thickness of the chicken!