Green Olive Chicken II

Chicken breasts simmered with rice in a hearty sauce of tomatoes, bell pepper, mushrooms and - of course - green olives!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 295 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
• ½ cup sliced green olives
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, drained and chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.

Step 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.