One skillet Chicken Cacciatore (Olive, tomato, onion, garlic, and chicken!)

Onion- one medium onion sliced into rings
Garlic- one head garlic cleaned and coursely chopped
28 Kalamata olives- pitted Mezzetta or brand of choice
Olive oil- 2 tbs
Diced tomatoes- one 15 oz can with juice
Chicken- one breast, leg, and thigh skinned and boned
thyme- 1 tsp dried
parsley- 1 tsp dried
Chilli pepper- 1 dried Chilli with seeds

This recipe can be doubled by doubling all ingredients. Set aside back and innards of whole chicken for stock or other recipe.

Prepare all ingredients. Remove skin and bones from chicken and cut into approximately one ounce medallions or chunks. Heat olive oil over medium heat and add garlic and onion, sautee 3-5 minutes. Add chicken and turn to sear all sides. Add tomatoes with juice, olives,thyme, parsley. Break open or cut chilli with scissors into small pieces and allow seeds to fall into skillet. Stir. Simmer for 20 minutes. Serve over rice, quinoa, pasta or eat as is.

Serving Size: makes 4 servings-divided equally from skillet

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JUSTRY2.