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Chicken Cutlets with Olives and Tomatoes

Makes dinner for two, with leftovers for lunch.

Approximate cooking time: 60 minutes, plus an additional 30-60 minutes for marinade.

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Ingredients

  • 4 (4-6oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp sea salt (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 6 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 (28 oz) can plum tomatoes, drained and chopped—or equivalent amount of fresh plum tomatoes, blanched to remove skin and chopped
  • 18 black olives, drained, pitted, and chopped (about 1/2 can)
  • 3 Tbs fresh parsley, chopped fine (divided)
  • 2 tsp fresh thyme (chopped)

Instructions

  1. Marinate chicken in 2 Tbs olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper for 30 to 60 minutes, turning often.
  2. Preheat oven to 375° F.
  3. In a large skillet sauté garlic and onions in remaining olive oil.
  4. Add tomatoes and olives and sauté for 15 minutes, uncovered, stirring often.
  5. Add 1 Tbs parsley and thyme, stirring to combine.
  6. Place chicken breasts in oven proof baking dish. Cover with sautéed mixture and sprinkle with remaining parsley.
  7. Cover, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until brown.

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12 Comments

  1. Don’t like olives. What can I substitute?

    CHARLREAN

  2. @Charlrean – you don’t really need to substitute anything, but capers might be a good option?

    Neely

  3. I LOVE the tomatoes and olives! Tasty!!

    Kate

  4. I thought most recipes were for 2 people? 4 chicken breasts… is that supposed to be over 2 people?

    kyledaigle

  5. are the chicken breasts supposed to be boneless and skinless or just skinless?

    kgreen1621

  6. @kgreen1621 – Boneless and skinless if they’re conventional. If you’ve got pasture raised chickens, go ahead and eat the skin. Boneless just makes them easier to cut up into cutlets, but if you have bone-in chicken, go ahead and use it. It’s often cheaper.

    Neely

  7. when it says divided..does it mean for example 3 T of olive oil per each chicken breast??

    Yankee00

  8. @Yankee00 – No, it means that the entire 3T will be divided among all the cutlets.

    Neely

  9. FOUR chicken breasts makes 8-10 main course portions? HOW IS THAT? Doesn’t the average person eat one whole chicken breast by themselves? By the directions standards, one person would only eat 1/3 to 1/2 a chicken breast. That is NOT enough! I say this makes 4 main course portions.

    Misty

  10. Hi Misty, Good catch. We use that recipe in the meal plans as dinner for two with leftovers for 2. We missed editing that. You’re right – it’s just enough for 4 servings.

    Neely

  11. Can I marinate the chicken longer than 60 minutes? I don’t have 1.5 to 2 hours to prepare a meal on a Thursday night.

    mkocylowsky

  12. @mkocylowsky – In the meal plan it suggests that you begin marinating the chicken while you’re cooking you breakfast so you can just come home from work and cook it up. So yes, you can definitely marinate it for longer. Sorry if that wasn’t clear in the menu.

    Neely

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