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Mexican Chicken
This easy chicken recipe is made with tomatoes, olives, garlic, and mushrooms, along with seasonings. Feel free to use canned tomatoes instead of chopped fresh tomatoes. I like the petite diced tomatoes, and several brands offer them now.
Prep Time: 7 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 22 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 12 each green pitted olives
- 4 cups tomatoes, chopped, about 4 medium tomatoes
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 2 teaspoons dried leaf oregano, crumbled
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 6 boneless chicken breast halves
- 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
Instructions:
Cook and stir onion
in oil in a 10-inch skillet until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients
except the chicken breasts and mushrooms. Heat to boiling; reduce
heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Place chicken, skin
sides up, in a single layer in skillet. Cover and cook over medium-low
heat for 30 minutes. Add mushrooms, cover and cook until chicken
is done, about 15 minutes longer.
Serves 6.