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Mediterranean Chicken with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Artichokes, and Capers - a one skillet recipe. Easy to make, 30 minutes from start to finish! You'll love the play of flavors in this dish.
One of the main reasons I love Mediterranean cuisine is, of course, my passion for pasta, but in this case it's not about pasta. It's all about the chicken. With lots of vegetables and olive oil.
Cooking Tips:
- In this recipe, I use thinly sliced boneless and skinless chicken breasts. If you have large chicken breasts, you can slice each one of them lengthwise in half to make them thinner.
- I used roasted artichoke hearts in olive oil. I also used sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil, too. In this case, I didn't even drain them to get rid of excess oil, because the more olive oil in this recipe, the better. If you use artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes that are not in a jar with olive oil, definitely add extra olive oil, if you wish.
It's always a challenge not to overcook chicken breasts, and in this Mediterranean-style recipe your chicken will be moist, tender, and very flavorful!
Other Mediterranean recipes:
- Italian Ravioli with Spinach, Artichokes, Capers, Sun-Dried Tomatoes
- Basil Pesto Chicken, Tortellini, and Veggies
How to make Mediterranean chicken:
1) First, season the chicken with salt and pepper and coat with flour.
2) Next, sear the chicken in olive oil for about 4 minutes on each side.
3) Then, remove the chicken from the skillet. Add the sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, and capers with lemon juice and extra olive oil to the skillet and stir together.
4) Add the chicken back and cook for about 5-10 more minutes until the chicken is completely cooked through and no longer pink in the center.
Your Mediterranean chicken is ready! Yes, in 30 minutes! Easy, no fuss dinner that tastes good and looks good. I used gluten free flour for coating the chicken which makes this recipe gluten free!
Other Mediterranean-style chicken recipes:
If you enjoyed this Mediterranean chicken, check out some of my other recipes similar to this one:
- Tomato Basil Artichoke Baked Chicken
- Smothered Baked Chicken with Creamed Spinach, Bacon, Mushrooms
- Sun-Dried Tomato, Spinach, and Bacon Chicken
Mediterranean Chicken with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Artichokes, and Capers
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb chicken breast (thinly sliced)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ cup flour (you can use gluten free flour)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 oz roasted artichoke hearts (drained)
- 6 oz sun-dried tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons capers (drained)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Season chicken with salt and pepper. On a large plate, dredge chicken in flour.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat.
- Add chicken and brown for about 4 minutes until it turns nice golden color. Flip the chicken over to the other side and brown the other side for about 4 minutes on medium heat.
- Remove the chicken to the plate.
- Add artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, capers, and lemon juice to the same skillet. Stir to combine, on medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add 2 or 3 tablespoons olive oil, stir in to combine.
- Push the vegetables to the sides of the skillet, and add the chicken back.
- Cook the chicken and the vegetables on low-medium heat for about 5-10 more minutes, covered, until the chicken is completely cooked through and no longer pink in the center.
- Depending on your stove, you might have to cook either on medium or on medium-low heat to cook the chicken through.
- Serve immediately. Make sure to spoon the olive oil mixture of vegetables from the skillet over the chicken.
Nutrition
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Can you use Almond Flour?
Yes, you can!
This recipe looks so tasty and I will make it this coming week. I am a bit puzzled though. The photos show whole breasts but the recipe calls for thinly sliced.
Chicken breast are sold thick. You just fillet them and they look just like the chicken in the recipe.
My family loves chicken thighs, anything different that needs to be done? Did I also mention we like skin on.
Chicken thighs take longer to cook than chicken breasts, so I would probably bake the chicken thighs (seasoned with salt and pepper) in the preheated oven at 400 F for 25 minutes or until the chicken is completely cooked through and the juices run clear.
And, use this recipe to prepare the veggies. Then, add baked chicken thighs to the veggies.
I made this for my wife and myself tonight. Honestly, one of the best, most flavourful dishes I’ve ever eaten. Definitely the best thing I’ve ever cooked - and almost no effort required. The most difficult part of this meal is opening the jars of sun dried tomatoes and artichokes! Really, really good! I only seasoned the chicken - didn’t add flour. I also used free-range chicken. I didn’t think it would be that different. Oh God was I wrong. The meat is so much better. Thank you. This will be a weekly meal in our house.
Thank you for such a wonderful comment! So glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Made this tonight without the flour and it was so easy and delicious. I posted it on Instagram but wasn’t sure if I tagged you as there are several Julia’s albums. Thank you for this quick and tasty recipe.
You are very welcome! I am glad you enjoyed this recipe! Here is my Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/juliasalbumblog/
I made this for my husband for Father’s Day and he LOVED IT. The only tiny modification I made is when I added the lemon juice I also added a smidge of white wine because I had some on hand. Yum. So delicious!
So glad you enjoyed this recipe! The addition of white wine is a great idea!
I made this dish today and it was so yummy
Very quick and easy to make my husband
Loved it , I will definitely make it again
It’s in our favorites
I am very happy to hear that! Than you for your comment!
This recipe is fabulous! The flavors are incredible. We are a family of 3. I made this using 9 thin cut breast’s and only had to put away 2 pieces! Served with Greek mashed potatoes and a traditional Greek salad. Perfect meal!
I am so pleased to hear you enjoyed this recipe! Serving Greek mashed potatoes and a Greek salad is a great idea for side dishes!
Thank you for sharing this recipe. It was very easy to prepare and my family really liked it.
So happy to hear that! Thank you for stopping by and letting me know that!
Any way this can be made a day ahead or even earlier to serve in the evening? Thx
I think you can definitely make this a day or two in advance, and keep it refrigerated in airtight container. Just make sure not to overcook the chicken so that it's not dry when you reheat it. Reheat gently on low-medium heat in a skillet on stove top, add extra olive oil, if needed.
Just made this recipe it looks and smells delicious. I added red roasted bell peppers that I marinated in olive oil and garlic as they were already in the fridge needing to be eaten. I will definitely save this recipe.
So glad you liked this recipe!
I made this today and used almond flour to keep it keto. It was really good. But what is the green in your recipe?
I am glad you liked it! And good to know it worked with almond flour. I think it was chopped fresh parsley that I sprinkled over the chicken.
This looks delicious! I am going to try this recipe tonight. Being that I follow a Keto lifestyle, I am going to replace the flour for some almond or coconut flour instead. Will serve it with a nice greek salad or some green beans. Will update to let you know how the flour substitution worked out.
What a great idea to use almond or coconut flour! It should work well! Enjoy the recipe!
I am new to Pin, just started using it about 3 months ago. Yet your recipes keep coming up and everything from your saves, that I have made taste so good. Very easy, adaptable to tweak to personal taste, or food choices. So now if I am looking for something I check for your name first. What wanted you to know how much I enjoyed your site. Making the Mediterranean chicken tonight. Thanks.
Thank you for your kind words! I am so glad you found my recipes useful and easy! Thank you so much for leaving such a wonderful comment. It really makes my day to read comments like yours!
Thank you for a great recipe. What amazing flavors! On my husbands elimination diet Mediterranean seasonings are a good option as many other recipes incorporate garlic, ginger etc. This was easy to follow, I used artichokes canned in water and sun dried tomatoes in olive oil and found that one more TBSP of oil was adequate for us. Added just a tad of red onion and topped it off with some crumbled Feta cheese.
I am so glad you liked the flavors in this recipe! 🙂