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Preserved Lemon and Tomato Chicken
This simple recipe pairs salty preserved lemon with sweet-bright cherry tomatoes to form a sauce you'll spoon up until the last drop.
👥 4 Servings👤 Kendra Vaculin📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Pat 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 1½ lb.) dry with paper towels, then season on both sides with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
2
Heat 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil in a medium high-sided skillet over medium-high. Add breasts and cook until golden brown, about ⏱️ 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate (they won’t be cooked all the way through at this point).
. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more2 Tbsp
3
Reduce heat to medium. Drizzle a little oil into same pan, add 1 lb. cherry tomatoes (about 1¼ pints), and season with salt. Cook, tossing occasionally, until blistered, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add 1 preserved lemon, seeds removed, finely chopped, and 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced, and cook, scraping up any browned bits stuck to bottom of pan and pressing down on tomatoes to help them burst, until combined and fragrant, about ⏱️ 2 minutes.
. cherry tomatoes (about 1¼ pints)1 lbpreserved lemon, seeds removed, finely chopped1
4
Add 2 Tbsp. double-concentrated tomato paste and ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring often, until paste deepens in color, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Stir in 1½ cups water and bring to a simmer. Cook until slightly thickened, about ⏱️ 5 minutes.
. double-concentrated tomato paste2 Tbsp
5
Add 4 sprigs oregano or 2 tsp. dried oregano and chicken breasts along with any juices from plate and cook, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, until sauce is thickened and chicken is cooked through, 10–⏱️ 12 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice. Serve saucy chicken with steamed couscous.
. fresh lemon juice1 TbspSteamed couscous (for serving)
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