Mom's Easy Low-Carb Greek Chicken Bake
Ingredients
4 very large boneless, skinless chicken breasts (MOM USES CHICKEN THIGHS)
2 tsp. olive oil
2 tsp. Greek Seasoning (see notes)
1/2 cup cherry tomato halves
1/2 cup chopped or sliced Kalamata olives (or use black olives if you prefer)
1/2 cup sliced Greek peperoncini (see notes)
3/4 cup crumbled Feta Cheese (use more or less to taste)
fresh-ground black pepper to taste
Directions
Preheat oven to 375F/190C.
Trim four large chicken breasts, removing any fatty or undesirable parts. Rub chicken on both sides with Greek Seasoning (affiliate link).
Heat olive oil in frying pan over medium high heat, then add chicken breasts and cook about 2 minutes on first side, until it's starting to barely brown.
Turn chicken over and cook a few minutes on the other side. (Don't cook too long at this point or the chicken will be overdone by the time it bakes.)
Remove chicken to cutting board and let cool a minute or two until it's cool enough to handle.
While chicken cooks and is cooling, drain olives and slice, slice tomatoes, removed seeds from peperoncini and slice, and crumble the Feta.
Then cut each chicken breast lengthwise into 3-4 strips.
Spray an 8"x13" or 9"x12" casserole dish with non-stick spray and arrange chicken breasts going crosswise in the dish.
Sprinkle tomatoes, olives, and peperoncini over the chicken strips and crumble Feta over the top.
Season to taste with fresh-ground black pepper.
Bake 25 minutes or until chicken is hot and cheese is starting to melt. (I used an Instant Read Meat Thermometer (affiliate link) to make sure the chicken had reached a safe-cooking temperature of 165F/75C.)
Serve hot and enjoy.
Notes
You can buy Greek Seasoning at Amazon.com if you don't find it in your store. (affiliate link)
If you have whole peperoncini pepper, cut off the stem end with Kitchen Shears (affiliate link) or a knife, and drain them in a colander placed in the sink. When the juice has drained out, use your finger to scoop out the seeds from each pepper, then cut them into slices with the kitchen shears. You can also use a knife, but this is much easier with kitchen shears!
Nutrition
Amount Per Serving: CALORIES: 248 TOTAL FAT: 13g SATURATED FAT: 5g
UNSATURATED FAT: 8g CHOLESTEROL: 85mg SODIUM: 1010mg CARBOHYDRATES: 3g
FIBER: 1g SUGAR: 1g PROTEIN: 28g