Name: Mediterranean chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ½ Chicken breast for each child diced; 1 Medium onion finely chopped; 100g Mushrooms roughly chopped; 8 Pitted green olives sliced; 1 Courgette chopped into chunks; 1 Aubergine sliced; 400g Tinned chopped tomatoes; 1 Garlic clove finely chopped; 1tsp Basil (optional); 1tsp Dried oregano (optional); 1 Low salt chicken/vegetable stock cube dissolved in 500ml of boiling water; Olive oil for frying

½ Chicken breast for each child
diced
1 Medium onion
finely chopped
100g Mushrooms
roughly chopped
8 Pitted green olives
sliced
1 Courgette
chopped into chunks
1 Aubergine
sliced
400g Tinned chopped tomatoes
1 Garlic clove
finely chopped
1tsp Basil
(optional)
1tsp Dried oregano
(optional)
1 Low salt chicken/vegetable stock cube
dissolved in 500ml of boiling water
Olive oil
for frying

Method

step 1
Fry the onion in a little olive oil for approximately 3 minutes.
step 2
Add the chicken and fry for a further 4 minutes or until the chicken is browned on all sides.
step 3
Add the garlic and fry for another minute.
step 4
Add all the vegetables, tinned tomatoes and stock.
step 5
Cover and simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Alternatively, place in an ovenproof dish and cook in the oven at 170C (Fan 140C) or Gas Mark 4 for 90 minutes.

Jane Thynne

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