New Year's Healthy Cookbook: Spanish style chicken recipe

This ethnic recipe is both delicious and healthy. Try it to fit with your New Year's weight loss resolution!

Find everything you need to make it at your local Meijer.

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into strips
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 red and green bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon each marjoram and thyme, rubbed
  • small handful green olives
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup sherry
  • 2 T fresh orange juice
  • hot cooked brown rice, optional
  1. Sprinkle chicken liberally with salt and pepper.
  2. In a large cast iron skillet or frying pan on medium high heat, add a little olive oil and brown chicken. Remove chicken and set aside.
  3. Reduce heat to medium. In same pan, saute onion, peppers and garlic for about 10 minutes.
  4. Stir in remaining ingredients; simmer 10-12 minutes.
  5. Add chicken back to the skillet and stir, covering chicken well with sauce.
  6. Meanwhile, preheat oven on 375°F.
  7. Bake chicken 20 minutes.
  8. Serve the chicken and sauce over brown rice.
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