Easy Olive Martini Chicken


"This is a fun recipe for chicken in a gin and vermouth sauce with green olives."

Total Time
40mins
Prep 10 mins
Cook 30 mins
Ingredients
  1. 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 skinless .
  2. boneless chicken breast halves 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 tablespoons butter 3 cloves garlic .
  3. chopped 1/4 cup sliced pimento-stuffed green olives 1/4 cup gin 1 tablespoon dry vermouth 1 teaspoon lemon juice Not what you meant? .
Directions
  1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Place chicken in the skillet and cook until browned .
  2. about 5 minutes per side. .
  3. Reduce heat to medium; add butter and garlic. Cook and stir mixture until garlic is fragrant .
  4. about 3 minutes. Mix olives .
  5. gin .
  6. vermouth .
  7. and lemon juice into chicken mixture; simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and sauce is thickened .
  8. about 5 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). .