- Preparation time
- 25 mins
- Cooking time
- 25 mins
- Difficulty
- Easy Recipes
- Serves
- 4 people
- Dinner
- June 4, 2016
Easy Mediterranean Chicken.
Bring the Mediterranean to your table with this simple chicken dish. Tomatoes, tapenade and basil come together in this quick dinner.
PrintEasy Mediterranean Chicken
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (5 oz each)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved (about 10 oz)
- 1/4 cup olive tapenade
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts on sheet of waxed paper. Sprinkle 1/8 teaspoon of the salt evenly over chicken breasts; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the basil; press lightly. Turn chicken breasts over. Sprinkle remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt over chicken; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons basil. Cover with another sheet of waxed paper. Pound chicken with rolling pin or meat mallet to 1/2-inch thickness.
- In 12-inch skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts. Cook 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until golden brown on outside and no longer pink in center. Remove chicken to plate; cover to keep warm.
- Return skillet to medium-high heat. Add tomatoes and tapenade to skillet. Cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until tomatoes just begin to soften and mixture is heated through. Serve tomato mixture over chicken; top with remaining 2 tablespoons basil.
