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When I have to make quick weeknight suppers, I mostly turn to a freezer staple – deboned chicken. It’s not very exciting, but easy to prepare, quick to cook and if you treat it right, very tasty. This Saucy Mediterranean Chicken recipe is really just the basic stuff I throw into a pan when I run low on imagination. If you make the recipe in a similar manner most of the time, it doesn’t need much thought but also doesn’t taste like a bad science experiment. The flavouring is pretty basic, and the best part is that it’s changeable. No paprika in the cupboard? Use Butter Chicken curry paste and give it an Indian flavour! Only have carrots and beans left in the fridge? Add some Thai red curry paste and end-of-the-month veggies can taste good too!<\/p>\n

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Good wine, good food<\/h4>\n

The Mediterranean is known for its climate, beauty, food and wine. If you have watched a few food travel shows (especially ones like Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes<\/a>) you will know that the flavours and influences are many, but all delicious. I have but scratched the surface of real Mediterranean cuisine here. But you will find tomato, garlic, paprika and herbs in lots of Mediterranean recipes, so I feel confident enough that my Saucy Mediterranean Chicken will remind you of sun-drenched hills, blue seas and good wine. I love slow food such as my Slow-Cooked Chicken Stew<\/a>, Curry Chicken Potjie<\/a> and Drunken Beans<\/a>. A lot of Mediterranean food is slow-cooked to draw out those amazing flavours, but thanks to the deboned chicken, this recipe is quick enough for a last-minute weeknight feast!<\/p>\n

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The dark meat or the white?<\/h4>\n

For years I bought deboned chicken breasts as a rule and never looked left or right. Deboned chicken thighs was a happy discovery though and I love to buy them as often as I can afford to. They are more expensive, but cook very quickly and is so tender and tasty! Luckily this recipe has a lovely sauce and therefore chicken breasts will do equally well. No dry white meat here. The fact that this is a Mediterranean dish also means vegetarians or vegans can leave out the chicken entirely and create an equally tasty supper with canned chickpeas or barlotti beans. In fact, I am definitely adding the vegetarian version to my repertoire!!<\/p>\n

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Saucy Mediterranean Chicken<\/h2>\n
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A quick weeknight supper with deboned chicken, baby potatoes, some Mediterranean veggies and a spicy, tomato sauce.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>40 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div>
Cuisine: <\/span>Mediterranean<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
Servings: <\/span>4<\/span> people<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n
Author: <\/span>Melby<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h3>