chicken with olives & pine nuts
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This is a family favorite with an Italian flare. Easy and quick to prepare. Recipe is revised from a lovely recipe by Alexandria Mott, www.housebeautiful.com.
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prep time
45 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Saute
Ingredients For chicken with olives & pine nuts
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2 lbboneless/skinless chicken breast
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 Tbsplight extra-virgin olive oil
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1 Tbspbutter, light
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1-2 mdgarlic cloves
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1-2 mdbay leaves, preferable fresh
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1/2 cbrine-cured green olives or oil-cured black olives
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1/4 cwhite wine
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1/8 cpine nuts, toasted
How To Make chicken with olives & pine nuts
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1Rinse chicken breast & cut in halves. Season with salt.
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2Add butter & olive oil to skillet and cook over low-medium heat. When butter is melted and hot, add chicken pieces, in a single layer. Place garlic cloves and bay leaves between chicken pieces.
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3Cover the pan and cook chicken over low heat and brown slowly. After about 10 minutes turn chicken and move around pan to cook evenly. Replace the cover. Repeat again in about 10 minutes and continue cooking slowly.
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4Once chicken is cooked about 30 minutes, remove lid and add the pitted olives and wine. Turn heat to high until plan liquid is boiling. Cover and cook gradually to concentrate the juices (about 5 minutes).
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5Remove lid and cook too evaporate the pan juices. Scatter pine nuts and turn chicken pieces gently to coat to form a glaze.
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6Serve chicken and spoon any sauce and pine nuts in the pan and drizzle over the chicken. Enjoy!
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