Sicilian Olive Chicken (From Eating Well)

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 216.6
  • Total Fat: 6.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 65.7 mg
  • Sodium: 351.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 10.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.7 g
  • Protein: 29.0 g

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Introduction

This saucy one-skillet chicken dish is full of tomatoes, spinach, olives and capers. Try Kalamata olives in place of the green Sicilians or a combination of both. Serve over whole-wheat egg noodles with a mixed green salad on the side.

 This saucy one-skillet chicken dish is full of tomatoes, spinach, olives and capers. Try Kalamata olives in place of the green Sicilians or a combination of both. Serve over whole-wheat egg noodles with a mixed green salad on the side.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 14-ounce can petite diced tomatoes with garlic and olive oil or other Italian-style seasoning
    1 1/2 cups frozen chopped spinach, thawed
    1/3 cup halved Sicilian or other green olives
    1 tablespoon capers, rinsed
    1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, or to taste
    4 4-ounce chicken cutlets (see Tip)
    1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
    1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Tips

If you can’t find chicken cutlets for this recipe, you can make your own. Purchase four 5-ounce chicken breasts. Remove the tenders and trim the fat. Place the chicken between pieces of plastic wrap. Pound with a rolling pin, meat mallet or heavy skillet until flattened to about 1/2 inch thick.


Directions

1.Combine tomatoes, spinach, olives, capers and crushed red pepper in a bowl. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with pepper.
2.Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken until browned on one side, 2 to 4 minutes. Turn it over; top with the tomato mixture. Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes.


Serving Size: makes 4 servings