greek chicken with sauted baby spinach sprinkled with feta cheese
This was served at my daughters wedding rehersal dinner. Several tries to get it the way I thought it should taste. It is now my 4 year olds favorite. She likes to pick out the capers and olives. Serve with favorite brown rice.
prep time
5 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
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yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 pound bonless breast of chicken
- 1 medium onion
- 6 cloves garlic
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 can 15 oz diced fire roasted tomatos
- 3/4 cup white wine
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1/2 cup kalamata olives sliced. ( i buy from the olive bar so i can control the expense and already pitted)
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese (optional)
- - salt and pepper
- 1 - bag of baby spinach
- 2 - bags of boil in bag brown rice
How To Make greek chicken with sauted baby spinach sprinkled with feta cheese
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Step 1In large saute pan use 2 tablespoons of olive oil on med high heat. Lightly salt and pepper chicken. Brown chicken breast 3 minutes on each side and remove from pan (Light on salt the olives are quite salty)
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Step 2add additional 2 tablespoons olive oil and saute onions until soft add in 4 cloves of garlic and saute additional 2 minutes
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Step 3add white wine to deglaze pan and simmer for 3 or 4 minutes
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Step 4Add in diced tomatos stir to combine and place chicken back in the pan on top of other ingredients. Cover and simmer on Medium heat for 20 to 25 minutes depending on the thickness of the chicken
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Step 5Add in capers and sliced olives and heat through.
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Step 6While dish is heating through in a saute pan heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add fresh baby spinach to the pan. Saute down until wilted and in garlic saute an addition minute or two and sprinkle with feta cheese to serve.
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Step 7While Chicken is resting cook boil in bag brown rice as side dish
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