Constantine's Mediterranean Chicken

Contributed By: cpsullivan
cpsullivan

Chicken Dish

Total Preparation Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Ingredients: Chicken & Turkey
Actual Cooking Time: 1 hour
Number of Servings: 8
Origin: Mediterranean & Mid-Eastern
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
Kids can help make it
Kids can help make it
Nutrition Content: Good Source of Calcium
Meal Type: Entree

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Ingredients

8 Boneless chicken breasts
Extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 cups Crumbled Feta cheese
2 1/2 cups Pitted Calamata olives
1 Large lemon
Lawrys seasoned salt
Ground black pepper
Oregano
Garlic powder
Red wine vinegar

Preparation

Slice the chicken breasts lengthwise along the sides and stuff with Feta cheese. Place chicken breasts into a suitably sized baking pan. Squeeze lemon juice over all chicken then Pour enough olive oil over the chicken to fill the pan to about 1/4 inch. Lightly sprinkle the salt, pepper, oregano, garlic powder, and vinegar over the chicken. Coarsely chop up the olives and sprinkle over the top and inside the chicken. Bake in oven at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Serves up to eight people.

Cook's Notes

Nutrition Information

Calories: 571 ; Total Fat: 34 g ; Saturated Fat: 8 g ; Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g ; Carbohydrates: 6 g ; Protein: 59 g ; Vitamin A: 65 RE ; Vitamin C: 10 mg ; Calcium: 205 mg ; Sodium: 848 mg ; Iron: 3 mg ; Fiber: 2 g

Recipe Comments

Commented by: foodkitty

Tastes good, but WAY too much oil. It isn't necessary to steep the bird in THAT much olive oil no matter how "healthful" it is.