Recipe

Tuscan chicken

This rustic Tuscan chicken dish is bursting with flavour and yet it takes less than 30 minutes to cook.

Aug 29, 2014 2:00pm
  • 15 mins preparation
  • 26 mins cooking
  • Serves 4
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Ingredients

Tuscan chicken
  • 2 punnet (400g) grape tomatoes
  • 3/4 cup (110g) pimento-stuffed green olives
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 chicken breast fillets, cut into 3 pieces
  • basil leaves and rice, to serve

Method

Tuscan chicken
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 180°C. In a bowl, combine tomatoes, olives, 2 tablespoons oil and lemon juice.
  • 2
    Heat remaining oil in a frying pan. Season chicken to taste and fry for 2-3 minutes each side or until golden. Transfer to a baking pan.
  • 3
    Pour tomato mixture over chicken, toss well and season to taste. Bake for 15-20 minutes, turning once, until chicken is cooked through. Top with basil leaves and serve with rice.

Notes

If desired, add 1 tablespoon capers to tomato mixture. Instead of frying, simply toss chicken with other ingredients and bake until cooked through.

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