Chicken Mediterranean For Two Food

ONE-SKILLET MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN RECIPE WITH TOMATOES AND GREEN OLIVES

Steps:

• Pat the chicken breasts dry. On each side of the chicken breasts make three slits through.
• Spread the garlic on both sides; insert some garlic into the slits you made. Season the chicken breasts on both sides with salt, pepper and 1/2 of the dried oregano.
• In a large cast iron skillet, heat 2 tbsp of olive oil on medium-high. Brown the chicken on both sides. Add the white wine and let reduce by 1/2 then add the lemon juice and chicken broth. Sprinkle the remaining oregano on top. Reduce the heat to medium. Cover with a lid or tightly with foil. Cook for 10-15 mins turning the chicken over once (chicken's internal temperature should reach 165 degrees F.)
• Uncover and top with the chopped onions, tomatoes and olives. Cover again and cook for only 3 minutes. Finally add the parsley and feta cheese. Serve with a light pasta, rice or couscous. Enjoy

SAUCY MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN WITH RICE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the water, tomato paste, lemon juice, salt, chili powder, garlic powder, ginger, fennel, turmeric and, if desired, coriander until smooth., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onions; cook and stir until tender. Stir in chicken; brown 3-4 minutes. Pour water mixture into pan., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until chicken is no longer pink, 8-10 minutes. Serve with rice. If desired, top with parsley.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/ Gas 6/fan oven 180C. Spread the potatoes, courgette, onion, pepper and tomatoes in a shallow roasting tin and scatter over the olives. Season with salt and coarsely ground black pepper.
• Slash the flesh of each chicken breast 3-4 times using a sharp knife, then lay the chicken on top of the vegetables.
• Mix the olive oil and pesto together until well blended and spoon evenly over the chicken. Cover the tin with foil and cook for 30 minutes.
• Remove the foil from the tin. Return to the oven and cook for a further 10 minutes until the vegetables are juicy and look tempting to eat and the chicken is cooked through (the juices should run clear when pierced with a skewer).

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Cut a 2-inch pocket in the thickest part of each chicken breast.
• In a small bowl combine the Feta and the chopped olives, then stuff ½ of mixture into each pocket.
• In a nonstick skillet, heat 2 Tbs. olive oil on medium to high heat.
• Season the chicken with pepper and add it to the skillet, cooking 2 minutes on each side or until brown.
• Transfer to an oven safe baking dish, drizzled with 1 Tbs. olive oil and bake for 18 minutes.
• In a bowl mix tomato, kosher salt, onion, garlic, basil and parley.
• When chicken is 5 minutes from being finished, put the remaining olive oil in the skillet, add tomato mix and heat through.
• Serve chicken with tomato mix on top.

CHICKEN MEDITERRANEAN FOR TWO

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy-duty zip-lock plastic bag. Seal and chill 2 hours.
• Cook this chicken mixture (don't drain it) in a large skillet over medium-high heat for about 8 minutes or until the chicken is done; remove from skillet and set aside.
• To the empty skillet, add the tomatoes and their juice, olives, parsley, basil, and oregano. Reduce heat, simmer, stirring often for about 7 minutes.
• Return chicken to skillet. Sprinkle with the feta cheese, remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes so the cheese can melt a little.
• Pour over cooked, hot pasta and serve immediately.

EASY MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, brown chicken in oil on each side. Stir in the tomatoes, green beans, water, oregano and garlic powder. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes., Stir in rice. Return to a boil. Cover and simmer 8-10 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 170° and rice is tender. Stir in olives; sprinkle with cheese.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Toss tomatoes, olives, capers, and 2 tablespoons oil together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Rinse chicken, and pat dry. Season both sides with salt and pepper. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over high heat until hot. Add remaining tablespoon oil; heat until hot but not smoking. Place chicken in skillet, skin sides down; cook until deep golden brown, about 4 minutes. Turn chicken over. Add tomato mixture to skillet.
• Transfer skillet to oven. Roast until chicken is cooked through and tomatoes have softened, about 18 minutes.