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Thursday, June 11, 2015

Greek Island Chicken

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut in strips
  • 3/4 ounce sun-dried tomato (not oil-packed)
  • 1 1/2 cups dry wine
  • 1/3 cup pitted black olives, sliced
  • 1 lemon, sliced and pips removed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • salt and pepper
  • chopped parsley, to garnish

Recipe

  • 1 add oil to a large skillet over medium heat, and saute chicken breasts on all sides, about 5 minutes.
  • 2 remove from skillet, and set aside.
  • 3 add onion and red pepper to skillet and saute for one minute.
  • 4 add garlic, and continue cooking for 3 minutes, or until onion begins to go limp.
  • 5 cut the sun-dried tomatoes in half, and add them to the skillet, along with all remaining ingredients except lemons and parsley.
  • 6 mix well.
  • 7 add the chicken breasts and any collected juices back to the pan, turning them over once to get them covered with the skillet juices.
  • 8 lay the lemon slices on top of the other vegetables around the skillet.
  • 9 cover, and simmer for 15 minutes, occasionally basting breasts with pan juices.
  • 10 remove cover and cook 5 additional minutes, until chicken is tender and the sauce is slightly reduced.
  • 11 if you want a less liquid sauce, remove the chicken to serving dish at this point, increase heat and boil a minute or two, or until juices are boiled down to your desire.
  • 12 spoon sauce and vegetables over chicken, garnish with parsley and serve.

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