This is 1 of those creations born out of necessity. The necessity to brand something to consume ... alongside simply what y'all induce got unopen to the kitchen. You know those days. You idea y'all had something figured out to brand for dinner, together with and hence honour you're missing a cardinal ingredient. I swear in that place must live on gremlins inwards my pantry. Pesky fiddling gremlins who induce got ingredients when I'm non looking. Sneaky fiddling devils.
And hence this slowly Mediterranean Chicken alongside Cous-Cous came to be. I had thawed out chicken from the freezer, hence had to role it up. I looked unopen to my kitchen to run across what I had, together with went to travel assembling. Chicken ... onions ... garlic ... olives ... capers ...
canned tomatoes ... fresh basil ...
And, WOW, did this e'er plough out delicious! I knew it would live on edible ... I mean, y'all can't become besides incorrect alongside the ingredients I flora laying around. But I didn't know it would plough out as tasty every bit it did! Easy together with quick too. As nosotros tell at our house, it's a keeper!
Easy Mediterranean Chicken alongside Cous-Cous
Source: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Tracey creation
Ingredients
Olive oil
iv boneless & skinless chicken pectus halves (whole or cutting into bite-sized chunks)
1 onion, sliced inwards circular slices
1 clove garlic, minced
Salt & dark pepper, to taste
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 milk shiver of crushed cherry-red pepper, to taste
iv T. capers
1 c. olives (a mix of kalamata together with greenish olives)
1 (15 oz.) tin flame whole tomatoes
Fresh basil
Prepared cous-cous
Directions
1. Season chicken pectus halves alongside common salt together with dark pepper. Heat a pocket-size total of olive stone oil inwards a skillet; chocolate-brown chicken in heated oil and together with hence take chicken from pan.
2. Heat another pocket-size total of olive stone oil inwards the same skillet. Add onion slices together with garlic; saute until onions soften a bit, nearly 2-3 minutes. Add dark pepper, crushed cherry-red pepper, capers, together with olives. Break upwards tomatoes alongside a fork (or your hands); add together tomatoes, alongside juice, to the pan. Heat until simmering.
3. Add browned chicken to the pan. Simmer browned chicken inwards the olive-tomato mixture until cooked through together with tender, nearly 15-20 minutes.
4. Serve over prepared cous-cous together with come about alongside fresh basil.
Enjoy!
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