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Roast Chicken with Tapenade

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 lemons juiced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 1 cup black olives pitted
  • 1/2 cup capers drained

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, add chicken, juice of 1 1/2 lemons, 2 garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon olive oil and sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
  • In a food processor, add remaining lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, olives, capers and sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Blend 1 to 2 minutes until smooth.
  • Roast chicken 15 minutes, top with tapenade and roast another 15 to 20 minutes until chicken is cooked through.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Baked sweet potatoes and steamed green beans.
VEGETARIAN: Use non-breaded faux chicken patties instead of chicken breasts.
GLUTEN FREE: Make sure black olives and capers are gluten-free.
NUTRITION: 414 Calories; 19g Fat (42.0% calories from fat); 55g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 137mg Cholesterol; 454mg Sodium. Exchanges: 7 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 3 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
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