Chicken breast sauté puttanesca-style
5
Points®
Total time: 29 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 19 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Puttanesca is a garlicky tomato sauce that get its briny zing from olives and capers. This Italian staple is often prepared without the addition of meat and spooned over hot cooked spaghetti. We’ve turned it into a skillet sauce to pump up the flavor of humble chicken breasts. Browning the chicken well in the same pan the other ingredients are cooked in is the key to this dish’s delectably deep flavor, so don’t rush the chicken out of the skillet. You can serve the saucy dish with its traditional partner, pasta, or to boost your veggie intake pair it with spiralized vegetables like zucchini or sweet potatoes.
Ingredients
Olive oil
1 tsp
Uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast(s)
20 oz
Table salt
0.5 tsp
Black pepper
0.5 tsp
Unsalted butter
2 tsp
Garlic
3 medium clove(s)
Red pepper flakes
0.5 tsp
Olives
10 medium
Capers
1 Tbsp
Canned diced tomatoes
14.5 oz
Instructions
1
Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and black pepper and add to skillet. Cook until golden brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plate and set aside.
2
Melt butter in same skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Stir in olives and capers; pour in tomatoes. Bring to simmer, scraping up any browned bits on bottom of skillet. Reduce heat to low and simmer gently, just until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes.
3
Return chicken and any accumulated juices to skillet; cook just until warmed through, about 2 minutes.
4
Serving size: 1 chicken breast and about ⅓ cup sauce
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