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Mediterranean Chicken Recipe
This Mediterranean Chicken Recipe is a great meal that comes together in 30 minutes and is a great way to switch things up! Serve over rice.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 342 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 2 large chicken breasts sliced in half or pounded out and cut in two--you want 4 cutlets
- salt & pepper
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 small onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 green bell pepper chopped
- 1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes packed in olive oil & herbs chopped
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives halved
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- lemon juice to taste
- 1/2 cup chicken stock or white wine
- plash cream 1/4-1/2 cup
- fresh parsley
- More salt and Pepper to taste
- cooked white rice
Instructions
- In a large skillet, preheat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat. Stir salt and pepper into flour. Coat chicken in flour and cook in hot oil until browned but not necessarily cooked. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
- Pour in remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in the same pan and reduce heat to medium. Saute onions, garlic, green pepper, and sun-dried tomatoes until onions have softened, 5 minutes. Stir in olives, bay leaf, oregano, lemon juice, and white wine or stock.
- Place chicken breasts back into the pan. Cover and cook 5-10 minutes. Reduce heat and stir in cream, parsley, and more salt and pepper. Serve over warm rice with lemon slices.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
342kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
73mg
(24%)
Sodium
332mg
(14%)
Potassium
671mg
(19%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
240IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
25.7mg
(29%)
Calcium
30mg
(3%)
Iron
1.4mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 342
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 342kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 332mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 671mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 240IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 25.7mg | 29% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.