Chicken Puttanesca Recipe
Easy and tender chicken breast perfectly cooked in a delicious puttanesca sauce with anchovies, capers, and olives.
Servings: 6
Equipment
- Cast Iron Skillet
- Chef's knife
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts cut in half lengthways to cook faster
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano plus 1 tsp
- 4 anchovy fillets coarsely chopped (optional)
- 3-4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 28 ounces peeled tomatoes with juices one can
- 1 cup pitted Kalamata olives coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup capers
- Fresh parsley chopped for garnish
OPTIONAL:
- Crusty bread to serve
Instructions
- Rub the 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts with Kosher salt and ground black pepper, and 1 tsp of the 1 tablespoon dried oregano on both sides.
- Heat 1 tbsp of the 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add chicken and cook, until cooked through and golden-brown on both sides, about 10-12 minutes. Set aside on a plate. You might have to cook the chicken in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan, so divide the oil if so.
- Add the remaining 1 tbsp of oil to the hot skillet, and sauté the 3-4 cloves garlic (minced) and 4 anchovy fillets (chopped) for 1 minute.
- Add in the 28 ounces peeled tomatoes with juices and the rest of the oregano. Use the back of a wooden spoon to crush the tomatoes into small pieces.
- Stir in the 1/4 cup capers, and 1 cup pitted Kalamata olives; Simmer over low heat, partially covered, for 8-10 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper, if needed.
- Return the chicken to the pan and spoon over the sauce. Allow it to cook for a bit more into the sauce, until hot.
- Garnish with Fresh parsley (chopped) and enjoy. Serve with warm Crusty bread.
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Notes
- Chicken: If you want to use seafood, any fish would work. A great substitute would be cod or salmon.
- You may make your own homemade peeled tomatoes instead of using canned
- Anchovies can be optional but will add a great taste.
- Nutrition facts are obtained using an online calculator and may not be 100% accurate.
Nutrition
Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 920mg | Potassium: 844mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 313IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 2mg