Chicken With Artichokes

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 boneless skinless chicken breast
• 4 teaspoons olive oil, separated
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced thin
• 2 scallions, sliced thin, separated (see note)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup artichoke heart, packed in water
• 4 sun-dried tomatoes, packed in oil, drained, and slivered

Recipe

• 1 place chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper.
• 2 with the flat side of a meat mallet or a small skillet, pound to a 1/2-inch thickness.
• 3 in a medium skillet, heat 3 teaspoons of the olive oil over medium-high heat.
• 4 season chicken with salt and pepper.
• 5 coat chicken in flour, shaking off excess.
• 6 saute' until golden brown and cooked through, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side.
• 7 remove from pan.
• 8 to pan, add garlic, part of the scallions and 1/2 cup water; bring to a boil, scraping up browned bits.
• 9 add artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, and remaining teaspoon of oil; season with salt and pepper.
• 10 cook until artichokes are heated through, about 1 minute.
• 11 spoon over chicken.
• 12 optional:.
• 13 you can serve this along-side coucous.
• 14 bring a small pot of salted water to boil; add coucous.
• 15 boil until coucous is tender but still pleasantly chewy, about 10 minutes.
• 16 drain, toss with scallion greens, and serve along side chicken, if desired.
• 17 note: if you chose not to make the coucous add the scallion green at the same time you add the whites.