Chicken Mediterranean

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This is an easy dish to make and is full of the Mediterranean flavors

of garlic, olives and tomato. So saucy and delicious! Good for company and 

good for a hearty family meal. 


Ingredients:

¼ cup (1/2 stick) butter

1 small onion chopped (I use red onion, but any will do)

1 cup each of sliced carrots and cauliflowrettes 

4 cups of cooked chicken, cut into bite sized pieces (roasted chicken from the deli works well)

1 16 oz. can chopped tomatoes 

¾ cup pitted whole black olives

1 cup sour cream 

2 chicken bouillon cubes

1 ½ cups steamed rice (your choice of white or brown)

1 generous tsp of Herbs de Provence

1 tsp salt

¼ tsp ground nutmeg

1 tsp minced garlic





Directions:

Put the 1 ½ cups of rice on to cook. Flavor the water with the two chicken bouillon cubes. Just let them cook with the rice. Using a rice cooker is the fastest and easiest  way to cook the rice. 

While the rice cooks, melt the butter in a large 3 quart sauté pan and Sauté the onions in the butter until translucent. About three or four minutes. 



Add the carrots and cauliflowrettes, the chopped tomatoes, the black olives, Herbs de Provence, salt, nutmeg, and minced garlic. Cover with a lid and cook on medium high heat for seven minutes. After seven minutes, add the cooked chicken and continue cooking until the  veggies are tender, about another seven minutes. 



Turn off the heat and add 1 cup sour  cream and stir well. Spoon this mixture over your cooked rice and serve. 





Word of encouragement: Psalm 4: 7-8 NKJV

You have put gladness in my heart,
More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.
 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.




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