Green Olive Chicken II Recipe
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Green Olive Chicken II

By: MICHELLECA 
"This is my favorite chicken dish. The green olives in this dish really make the flavors soar!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (39)

What to Drink?

Wine Merlot
Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 (16 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, drained and chopped
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
  • 1/2 cup sliced green olives
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until lightly browned. Stir in tomatoes, water, bell pepper, mushrooms, parsley, paprika, salt, pepper, rice and olives. Arrange chicken in skillet, cover and bring to a boil.
  2. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 1 hour. Note: If chicken is cooked through but rice is unfinished, remove chicken and let rice finish cooking; to serve, slice chicken and lay on top of cooked rice.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 295 | Total Fat: 9.7g | Cholesterol: 56mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 12, 2006 by MOLLE888   view full review
A really wonderful recipe! Its was so easy to make, and it was spectacular! I omitted the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2003 by WALTNJ   view full review
This was so easy & yummy. I used 1 Tbl of Olive Oil instead of butter, chicken broth instead...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2009 by LOVECED   view full review
this recipe is really wonderful. It gets 5 stars for ease of preparation and another 5 stars...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2003 by PAMKAY   view full review
Great-tasting one-dish chicken recipe! I cut way back on the salt (did you REALLY mean 1...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 7, 2011 by cjcull   view full review
Good but not a lot of flavor. I doubt I will make again.
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2005 by Rolanda   view full review
This would have been really good however the rice was not done in 1 hour and I had to keep...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2006 by LOVEMMONROE   view full review
This recipe was incredible! I added fresh chopped garlic and instead of water, I used chicken...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2005 by RYSWISKGAL   view full review
This was so easy and so tasty. Used diced tomatoes and broth instead of water. Make sure to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2004 by JMILL   view full review
ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!! I served it on top of penne pasta (no rice and of course less water...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 9, 2006 by AlastairCookie   view full review
Added a dash of cumin to the chicken, seared the chicken before adding to sauce, and...

 

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