Olive Chicken

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 1/2 pounds)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 15 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 5 3/4 ounces green olives, sliced and pitted, drained
• 2 tablespoons finely shredded lemon peel
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, brown chicken in hot olive oil over medium high heat for five minutes, turning once. remove chicken from skillet; set aside. add onion to the skillet. cook over medium heat for 8 to ten minutes or until tender and lightly browned, stirring occassionally and adding garlic the last 1 minute of cooking.
• 2 stir tomatoes, olives, lemon peel and oregano into the onion mixture. place chicken on tomato mixture. bring to boiling; reduce heat. simmer, covered, 13 to 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pick (170 degrees).
• 3 place chicken on a platter, season tomato mixture with pepper. spoon tomato mixture over the chicken.