Mediterranean Chicken with Lemony Tomato, Olive, and Feta Skillet Sauce
By Emma Collins
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min
Servings
4
Level
Easy
Use this Mediterranean chicken recipe to prepare a four-serving skillet meal. Chicken breasts are simmered in a sauce of lemon juice, white wine, tomatoes, red onions, olives, and oregano. Garnish with parsley and feta cheese, if desired.
Season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, and half the oregano. This precooks and seasons the chicken. Cook the chicken in olive oil. Add garlic and red onion to the chicken's pan and cook until tender. Add tomatoes, green olives, and the remaining oregano. Pour dry white wine, lemon juice, and chicken broth into the pan to make a sauce. Top with parsley and crumbled feta cheese, if desired. The ingredients all have unique flavors.
Look for golden chicken on both sides and golden sautéed onions with a thick sauce from previous cooking. Reheating the chicken in the covered pan helps it soak up more flavor from the tomatoes. The key error to avoid when reheating chicken is not searing it, says a recipe article. Without searing, fully cooked chicken with pale skin may be found in the pan.
Serve with Greek salad, as recommended in the article, or other side dishes like couscous or quinoa and roasted vegetables. This recipe serves four people and can be a full meal for a family dinner without requiring separate side dishes. Pour sauce over cooked chicken breasts to include tomatoes, olives, and onions in your family meal on busy nights.
Why this recipe works
- It feeds four people in one pan, so it is a good dish to prepare for a family meal. Portions of tomato, olive, and lemon sauce are appropriate for four people.
- Busy evenings work well with the 30-minute total listed in the recipe because all cooking tasks can be done in a single pan.
- Chicken breast purchasers like the garlic, oregano, white wine, lemon, and broth tastes of the dish more than the thick sauce.
- People who like savory foods may enjoy green olives and feta cheese as optional toppings with the tomatoes and red onion instead of other sauces.
- The optional feta option lets other foods served to family members include milk products on their plates. Other foods served to family members do not have to taste salty.
- Leftover chicken can be served with a sauce to give it more flavor when reheated with other foods.
Ingredients
- •4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- •2 tbsp minced garlic or garlic paste
- •kosher salt (to taste)
- •black pepper (to taste)
- •1 tbsp dried oregano (divided)
- •2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- •½ cup dry white wine
- •1 large lemon (juiced)
- •½ cup chicken broth
- •1 medium red onion (finely chopped)
- •4 small tomatoes (diced, about 1 1/2 cups)
- •¼ cup sliced green olives
- •handful fresh parsley (stems removed, leaves chopped)
- •crumbled feta cheese (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper, and half the oregano.
- 2
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and sear chicken until golden, about 3-4 minutes per side.
- 3
Remove the chicken and set aside.
- 4
In the same pan, sauté garlic and chopped red onion until fragrant and soft.
- 5
Add diced tomatoes, green olives, and remaining oregano, then cook for 5 minutes.
- 6
Pour in white wine, lemon juice, and chicken broth; simmer for 3 minutes to reduce slightly.
- 7
Return chicken to the pan, cover, and cook for 10 minutes until chicken is fully cooked.
- 8
Sprinkle chopped parsley and crumbled feta cheese on top before serving.
- 9
Serve hot with sides such as Greek salad.
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Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
413
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