Olive And Lemon Chicken

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 boneless chicken breasts, with skin on
• 75 g pitted black olives, reserve a few and chop the remainder
• 1 chicken stock cube, made up to
• 300 ml with boiling water
• 1 lemon, sliced into 6
• 15 ml fresh oregano, finely chopped
• 15 ml fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 15 ml clear honey
• 25 g butter, cut into small cubes
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large frying pan and brown the chicken breasts on both sides.
• 2 add the chopped olives to the pan with the stock, lemon slices and oregano, bring to the boil then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
• 3 remove the lid.
• 4 sprinkle over the parsley add the whole olives and allow the liquid to reduce by half.
• 5 stir in the honey and gradually add the butter, then season to taste.
• 6 serve with pasta and a green salad.