Chicken Mediterranean For Two Recipes

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 BAKED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper on all sides and place in a bowl or lidded container. Combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, and thyme in a small bowl and pour marinade over chicken breasts. Marinate for 10 minutes at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Set one oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
• Place chicken breasts into a baking dish and pour marinade on top.
• Bake chicken on the middle rack of the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 35 to 45 minutes, depending upon thickness. Move baking dish to the top rack and broil chicken until well browned, about 5 minutes.

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.