Most people either love or hate olives.  I’m a big fat lover of them.  Any kind, any size, any shape, any filling.  I want them all!  At any given time, you can open our fridge or pantry and find some.  Paul and I both have no issue eating them right our of the jar.

Oh, hi olives….

I am so excited to have the opportunity to work with Lindsay Olives.  Lindsay Olives produces both black and green olives and lots of varieties of each.  Their most popular and easiest to find is the California black ripe pitted olives, which I happened to use in this recipe  Another plus: olives are naturally gluten-free, soy free and lactose free.  Find out more on the Lindsay Olives Facebook page.

I love Mediterranean flavors.  Olives are used widely in Mediterranean cooking so when I saw this recipe, knew 100% it would be a hit.  Cous cous, feta, olives, tomatoes and chicken.  How could it be bad?

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Pan-Grilled Chicken with Olives and Tomatoes Recipe

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Fast and simple healthy weeknight meal inspired by olives and Mediterranean flavors.

Ingredients:

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
4 tsp. olive oil, divided
2 tsp. Cavender’s Greek Seasoning*
2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
1 (6-ounce) can Lindsay® Ripe Pitted Olives, drained
2/3 uncooked whole wheat cous cous
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped, divided

Directions:

Brush both sides of chicken with 2 teaspoons of the oil; sprinkle 1-1/2 teaspoons of the seasoning over chicken. Heat a ridged grill pan or nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add chicken; cook 4 to 5 minutes per side or until chicken is no longer pink in center.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, olives, feta remaining 2 teaspoons oil and 1/2 teaspoon seasoning. Refrigerate while the chicken cooks.

Transfer the cooked cous cous to a serving platter. Top the cous cous with the chicken and spoon on the olive/tomato mixture. Garnish with remaining cilantro.

*Any seasoning blend such as herb or rotisserie poultry seasoning may be substituted. To substitute garlic salt, reduce the amount to 1 teaspoon. Sprinkle 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt over the chicken and stir 1/4 teaspoon into the olive mixture.

Recipe adapted from Lindsay Olives

Lindsay Olives provided me with free products to review for this post.  As always, all opinions are always my own.