Mediterranean Chicken

This Mediterranean chicken recipe is a great one-skillet meal! It's quick, easy, and packed with bold, fresh Mediterranean flavors.

 Ingredients

• 4 chicken thighs trimmed (and skin removed)

• ¼ cup plain flour (use gluten-free plain flour for those with coeliac disease)

• pinch of salt and pepper

• 1 tsp olive oil

• 1 carrot finely chopped

• 1 clove garlic finely chopped

• 1 onion sliced

• 1 red capsicum sliced

• 400ml tomato passata

• ¾ cup chicken stock

• ½ cup pitted olives

• ½ cup baby bocconcini

• half a bunch of basil chopped

• Serving suggestion — 2/3 cup rice or quinoa (cooked as per packet instructions)

Method

• Coat chicken with gluten free flour, salt and pepper. Fry chicken in small amount of olive oil on high, turning for 3-4 minutes until golden. Remove from pan.

• Next fry onion, garlic, carrot and capsicum in a fry pan for 3-4 minutes until soft. Re- add chicken and cover with passata and chicken stock.

• Bring to boil and reduce heat to simmer for 30-40minutes until sauce has thickened and chicken is cooked. In the last 5 minutes of cooking stir through olives, bocconcini and basil.

• Divide into 4 portions and serve with rice or quinoa.

Recipe courtesy of The Dietitians Australia Victorian Engagement and Development Committee https://dietitiansaustralia.org.au/