Chicken with Summer Squash
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
This chicken and squash main dish is sprinkled with arugula, a peppery salad green, just before serving. Add it to your list of favorite recipes that can be prepared in less than 30 minutes.
Servings:
Makes 4 servings.
Total Time:
25 mins
Ingredients
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1 2-1/4-lb.purchased roasted chicken, chilledsee savings
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3 Tbsp.olive oilsee savings
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4 small or 2 mediumyellow summer squash, cut in quarters lengthwisesee savings
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2 clovesgarlic, thinly slicedsee savings
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1 cupyellow grape or cherry tomatoessee savings
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Small fresh arugula leavessee savings
Directions
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Remove string from chicken, if present, and quarter chicken. Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken quarters, skin side down, 3 to 4 minutes or until brown. Remove from skillet. Add squash, garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper to drippings in skillet. Cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Return chicken to skillet, skin side up. Cook, covered, over medium heat about 10 minutes or until chicken is heated through and squash is tender, adding the tomatoes the last 2 minutes of cooking. Transfer chicken and squash mixture to platter and sprinkle with arugula. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 385, Total Fat 21 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Monounsaturated Fat 11 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 125 mg, Sodium 277 mg, Carbohydrate 6 g, Total Sugar 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 42 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 22%, Calcium 6%, Iron 14%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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