Mediterranean Chicken Skillet Dinner

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Meals

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp dried oregano, divided
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper, divided
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 chicken breast halves
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil, divided
  • 1 small lemon, cut into 8 slices
  • 1/4 of 8-oz. jar chopped, drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 8.8 oz. pouch Uncle Ben's Ready Rice Whole Grain Brown Rice
  • 1/3 cup chicken stock
  • 6 oz. package fresh baby spinach
  • 1 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
  • 2 tbsp. toasted pine nuts

Directions

  1. Combine 1/2 tsp oregano and 1/4 tsp pepper, adding salt. Sprinkle evenly over top of chicken.

  2. Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to pan, seasoned-side down. Cover and cook until browned, about 6 minutes. Turn chicken over, and top each breast with 2 lemon slices. Cover and cook 6 minutes or until cooked through. Place chicken on a plate; cover loosely to keep warm.

  3. Heat remaining 1 tbsp. oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add sun-dried tomatoes and garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add rice, chicken stock, remaining 1/2 tsp oregano and remaining 1/4 tsp pepper to skillet. Gradually add spinach, stirring gently until spinach wilts. Nestle chicken breasts back in skillet. Sprinkle with cheese and pine nuts.

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