Mediterranean Chicken
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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This recipe makes 4 servings
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Time-saving tip: Use boneless skinless chicken breasts and you'll save an extra 15 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour 1/4 1/4cup cupall purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
- 8 skinless chicken thighs , or 4 breast8 8skinless chicken thighchicken thighs, or 4 breast
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 2tbsp tbspvegetable oil
- 1 chopped onion 1 1chopped oniononions
- 4 minced cloves of garlic 4 4minced cloves of garlic
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/2 1/2tsp tspdried oregano
- 1 can (19 oz/540 ml) stewed tomatoes 1 1can (19 oz/540 ml) can (19 oz/540 ml)stewed tomatoes
- 1 chopped sweet green pepper 1 1chopped sweet green peppersweet green peppers
- 1/2 cup olives 1/2 1/2cup cupoliveolives
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 2 2tbsp tbspchopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 tsp grated lemon rind 1/2 1/2tsp tspgrated lemon rind
Preparation
In plastic bag, combine flour and pepper. Add chicken; shake to coat. Reserve remaining flour mixture. In skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown chicken all over, about 10 minutes. Remove to plate; set aside.
Add onion and garlic to pan; cook over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add oregano; cook for 1 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add reserved flour mixture.
Stir in stewed tomatoes and green pepper; bring to boil. Return chicken to pan; reduce heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 35 minutes or until juices run clear when chicken is pierced. Serve sprinkled with olives, parsley and lemon rind.
Makes 4 servings.
Source : Canadian Living Special Issue: Best Chicken Spring 2008