Mediterranean chicken recipe

By Kate Belcher

  1. Serves 4
  2. Ready in 25 minutes
  3. Rating

You can taste the sun in this chicken recipe

tried and tested
Mediterranean chicken

Ingredients

  1. 150g chorizo, roughly diced
  2. 1 onion, sliced
  3. 4 skinless chicken breasts, roughly diced
  4. 1 tbsp tomato purée
  5. 400g can chopped tomatoes
  6. 200ml hot chicken stock
  7. Leaves from a few rosemary sprigs, plus extra to serve
  8. 75g pitted black olives
  9. 400g can butter beans, drained and rinsed
  10. 300g penne

Method

  1. 1. Heat a large, deep frying pan over a high heat, add the chorizo. Cook for 2-3 minutes until lightly browned and the oil has begun to run. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the onion and chicken to the pan. Cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the tomato purée and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomato, stock and rosemary, bring to the boil then simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  2. 2. Stir in the olives, butter beans and cooked chorizo. Simmer for a further 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has reduced a little. Season to taste.
  3. 3. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to packet instructions or until al dente. Drain. Divide among 4 warmed bowls and top with the chicken sauce.

Nutritional info

Per serving: 613kcals, 14g fat (4.4g saturated), 54.9g protein, 71g carbs, 7.7g sugar, 2.9g salt

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