Recipe
Great Greek Chicken
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Serves: 6
Juicy chicken breasts soak up all the sunny flavours of the Mediterranean in this easy simmer. Serve with quick-cooking couscous for a meal that’s ready in less than 30 minutes.
Contributed By: British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Ingredients
6
boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp (5 mL)
rosemary, dried
1 tsp (5 mL)
oregano, dried
1/2 tsp (2.5 mL)
garlic powder
cooking spray or olive oil
1/4 cup (60 mL)
water
28 oz (795 g)
canned plum tomatoes, drained and chopped
1/2 cup (125 mL)
black olives, pitted, sliced
1 cup (250 mL)
feta cheese, crumbled
1
bunch basil, fresh, chopped
Instructions
1
Sprinkle chicken with dried seasonings and rub in. Coat a large wide saucepan or Dutch oven with cooking spray or olive oil and set over medium-high heat. Add chicken and fry until golden, 3 minutes each side. Move chicken to one side of pan and pour in 1/4 cup (60 mL) water. Scrape up and stir in the brown bits from pan bottom.
2
Stir in tomatoes and olives. Cover and simmer, turning occasionally, until juices are clear when chicken is pierced with a knife tip or meat thermometer registers 165°F (74°C), about 10 minutes.
3
Sprinkle with feta and chopped basil. Serve over couscous or rice.