Chicken Breasts With Feta And Tomato Recipes

Steps:

• Rinse the chicken breasts under cool water, pat dry and place in a shallow glass baking dish.
• Stir the lemon zest, juice, wine, oregano, salt and pepper together and pour over the chicken, rubbing it into all sides.
• Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight. Bring to room temperature before cooking.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet, until butter melts and is sizzling. Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade, RESERVING the marinade to make the sauce. Brown the chicken in the hot skillet, turning only once, about 4 to 5 minutes per side, until lightly browned on both sides. Transfer to a platter, loosely cover and keep warm while you prepare the sauce.
• Add the onion and tomato to the pan you cooked the chicken in.Reduce the heat and cook, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes, until the onion is soft and translucent and the tomatoes soften and release liquid. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add the reserved marinade and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until the liquid has reduced by half. Season with additional salt and pepper if desired.
• Return the chicken to the skillet with the sauce. Add the olives and basil and simmer on low for 5 to 8 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and feels firm to the touch.
• Transfer to a hot platter or individual plates. Spoon sauce over each breast and scatter with the feta cubes. Garnish with additional fresh basil and oregano leaves. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large skillet heat oil over high. Add onion and garlic and saute until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook until tomatoes break down, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Season chicken with salt and add to skillet. Transfer to oven. Bake until chicken is cooked through, about 17 minutes. Heat broiler. Sprinkle feta over chicken and broil until feta is softened and browned in spots, 2 minutes. Sprinkle with dill for serving.

Steps:

• In food processor, process bread crumbs, 1 tbsp oregano, anise seeds and salt and pepper to taste. Blend until seeds are very fine. Coat chicken with mixture.
• In a large skillet, heat 2 tsp oil over med-high heat. Add chicken. Cook, turning once till cooked through. about 8 minutes, then move to a plate and keep warm.
• Add remaining oil, onion and garlic. Saute 1 minute, then add Ouzo. Raise heat to high and add tomatoes, olives and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook til tomatoes are softened but still in shape, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in remaingin oregano. Spoon sauce over 4 plates. Slice breasts on the bias and arrange them over the sauce. Sprinkle with feta and dill.

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts thin.
• Combine feta cheese, lemon juice and oregano and spread over chicken.
• Fold chicken to enclose filling and secure with a toothpick.
• Heat oil in a skillet until hot.
• Add chicken and cook until golden brown.
• Mix together chicken broth, tomato and spinach and add to skillet.
• Heat to boiling, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly oil a sheet pan.
• Spread out chicken, peppers, and onion across the sheet pan. Sprinkle with Italian dressing, feta cheese, and oregano; combine gently.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a chicken breast should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Steps:

• Mix cherry tomatoes, olives, 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, mint, and vinegar in medium bowl. Gently stir in feta cheese. Season relish to taste with salt and pepper.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Brush chicken on both sides with remaining 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill chicken just until cooked through, about 7 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plates and slice, if desired. Top with relish and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots, garlic and oregano and saute until shallots are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Season chicken. Add chicken, skin side down, to skillet and saute until skin browns, about 5-6 minutes. Turn chicken over. Add tomatoes, red wine and broth and bring to boil. Cover skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to plate. Boil sauce over high heat until thickened, about 7-8 minutes. Mix in cheese and olives. Return chicken to sauce and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken and onions; cover. Cook 10 to 14 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF), turning after 6 min. Remove chicken from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• Add tomatoes, dressing and lemons to onions in skillet; cook 4 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
• Return chicken to skillet. Spoon sauce over chicken. Cook 1 min. or until chicken is heated through; top with cheese.

Steps:

• Pat chicken thighs dry with paper towels; season all over with salt. Arrange skin side down in a cold large cast-iron skillet. Set over medium heat and cook chicken, undisturbed, rotating pan as needed for even browning, until skin is very deep golden brown and crisp and chicken releases easily from pan, 13-16 minutes. Using tongs, transfer chicken to a plate, arranging skin side up.
• Combine tomatoes, harissa paste, vinegar, 1 oregano sprig, and ½ tsp. salt in same skillet. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes burst and their juices start to thicken, 8-10 minutes.
• Nestle chicken thighs into tomatoes, skin side up. Reduce heat to medium-low, bring to a simmer, and cook until chicken is just cooked through and flesh is no longer pink (an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part near the bone will register 165°F), and tomato sauce is thickened so that a wooden spoon dragged through it leaves a trail, 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit 5 minutes.
• Break feta into large pieces; scatter over chicken. Some pieces will stay intact while others will soften into the sauce a little-and that's exactly what you want. Pick leaves off remaining 2 oregano sprigs and scatter on top.
• Serve with bread for sopping up any extra tomato sauce.

Steps:

• Salt and pepper chicken and dredge in flour.
• Saute in salad oil over medium heat for about 3 minutes per side or until done.
• Remove from pan and set aside.
• Place olive oil in same pan and add garlic and onion and saute for 2 minutes.
• Add wine and tomatoes and cook for one minute.
• Add olives and cook for another minute.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove pan from heat and add basil and feta cheese.
• Place chicken breasts on serving plates and top with tomato olive mixture.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Place chicken breasts between 2 pieces of waxed paper. Gently pound chicken with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick; remove wax paper. Place 1 ounce of feta cheese in the center of each chicken breast, and fold in half.
• Spread 2 tablespoons bread crumbs in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Arrange chicken in the dish, and top with remaining bread crumbs.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sauté until brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plate. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons drippings from skillet.
• Add onion to drippings in skillet. Sauté over medium heat 3 minutes. Add garlic and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes with juices, olives, wine and oregano. Return chicken and any accumulated juices to sauce; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until chicken is tender and cooked through, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer chicken and sauce to platter. Sprinkle with feta cheese and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and oregano and sauté until shallots are tender, about 5 minutes. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken, skin side down, to skillet and sauté until skin browns, about 5 minutes. Using tongs, turn chicken over. Add tomatoes and broth and bring to boil. Cover skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to plate. Boil sauce over high heat until thickened, about 5 minutes. Mix in cheese and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat a grill or grill pan to high. Clean and lightly oil hot grill. Season chicken cutlets with salt and pepper. Grill chicken (in batches if necessary) until cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes per side, flipping once. Serve chicken with tomatoes, and topped with feta, mint leaves, and a drizzle of oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.