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Easy One Pan Italian Chicken Breasts Recipe

This Easy One Pan Italian Chicken takes boneless skinless chicken breasts and turns them into something gorgeous and packed with flavor. A delicious weeknight dinner that is all cooked in one skillet, for easy cleanup, these chicken breasts are perfect for the whole family. Healthy, quick and easy. That is pretty much the perfect dinner solution!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 314 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

For the topping
  • 1 large tomato
  • ½ red onion
  • ⅓ cup olives (see note 1)
  • ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley
  • 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
For the chicken
  • 2 large chicken breasts
  • salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
For the sauce
  • 3 tablespoon butter
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • ¼ cup drained capers
  • 1 lemon
  • ⅓ cup chicken broth
To finish
  • ¼ cup creamy ricotta
  • flat-leaf parsley
  • black pepper

Instructions

Start by mixing up the topping
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  1. Finely chop the tomato and red onion and place in a non-metallic bowl.1 large tomato½ red onion
  2. Slice the olives and add them to the bowl.⅓ cup / 50 g olives
  3. Add in the parsley, extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle over the salt.¼ cup fresh chopped parsley2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil½ tsp salt
  4. Stir gently and set to one side.
To fillet the chicken
  1. Lay your chicken breasts flat on a chopping board.2 large chicken breasts
  2. Use a large sharp knife to cut sideways through the breast, keep the knife parallel to the chopping board and continue to cut through the chicken breast until you have two cutlets.
  3. Repeat with the second chicken breast.
To cook the chicken
  1. Heat a large skillet or shallow casserole over high heat.
  2. Add in the olive oil and butter.1 tbsp olive oil1 tbsp butter
  3. Season the chicken on both sides with salt then fry for 2 minutes on each side. Remove the chicken from the pan, and tent the plate with foil. salt
Make the sauce
  1. Reduce the heat to medium then add the butter to the pan.3 tbsp / 55 g butter
  2. Add the sliced garlic, capers, and zest of the lemon.3 garlic cloves¼ cup / 50 g drained capers1 lemon
  3. Stir gently then add the chicken broth to the pan.⅓ cup / 80 ml chicken broth
  4. Turn the heat up and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Return the chicken (and any juices that have collecteto the pan along with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.1 lemon
  6. Heat for a minute then remove the pan from the heat.
  7. Top with the tomato mixture, pouring over the juice from the bowl.
  8. Dot the top of your chicken with spoonfuls of the ricotta, and serve with black pepper and a little extra parsley.¼ cup / 60 g creamy ricotta flat-leaf parsley black pepper

Notes

  • You can use any olives that you like here. I like to use a mixture of black olives and pimento-stuffed olives. If I can find them the almond stuffed olives are amazing too!

Nutrition Information

Calories 314kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 8g (3%) Protein 15g (30%) Fat 25g (38%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Cholesterol 69mg (23%) Sodium 1028mg (43%) Potassium 385mg (11%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 1001IU (20%) Vitamin C 28mg (31%) Calcium 64mg (6%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 314

% Daily Value*

Calories 314kcal 16%
Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Protein 15g 30%
Fat 25g 38%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 69mg 23%
Sodium 1028mg 43%
Potassium 385mg 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 1001IU 20%
Vitamin C 28mg 31%
Calcium 64mg 6%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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