Olive Tapenade
Pasta alla puttanesca
Roasted chicken with tomatoes & olives
Roasted chicken with tomatoes & olives: Mediterranean flavors combined in a quick and easy dish.
Ingredients:
- Serves 4
- 1 cup mixed olives
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 4-6 cloves garlic diced
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 tsp oregano or 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 4-6 chicken breast
- 500 g cherry tomatoes
- 4-6 sun-dried tomatoes
- Fresh basil leaves
Instructions
Drizzle olive oil into a medium saute pan or a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until the onions just begin to become tender. In an oven-safe casserole dish, place tomatoes and olives.
Preheat the oven. Mix together red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, oregano and lime juice and rub the chicken with it. In a cast iron skillet or nonstick skillet over medium high heat, sear the chicken until it has browned. Don’t cook all the way through as it will finish cooking in the oven.
Arrange chicken on top of the tomatoes. Drizzle with olive oil and season with a little salt. Bake in the oven on the middle rack for 25 minutes. Remove and let it sit for 10-15 minutes before serving. Garnish with basil and serve with fresh bread.
Source: The Mediterranean Lifestyle magazine
