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Kitchen notes · a little help before you start

One Skillet Tuscan Chicken

Chicken with beans, mushrooms and tomatoes makes a hearty skillet to gather around. There are savory bites tucked into every spoonful, with olives giving the softer vegetables a salty edge. Take some of the mixture along with your chicken and enjoy it while it is hot.

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min
Original yield
Serves 4
Ingredients
16 listed

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Estimating…
Main courseMediterraneanChickenBeans & lentilsPrep: 15 minutes or lessTotal: 30 minutes or less
Recipe categories & planning details
Meal type
Main course
Primary protein
Chicken · Beans & lentils
Cuisine
Mediterranean
Preparation & total time
Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less

A few quick notes

1. Cook chicken before vegetables

Cook the cubed chicken through, then move it to a plate while the mushrooms and onion have their separate turns.

2. Let mushroom juices evaporate

Wait for the mushrooms to become tender and their released liquid to evaporate before setting them aside.

3. Reunite near the end

Return the cooked chicken and mushrooms only after the tomato, bean and olive mixture has been seasoned and stirred.

Get to know the ingredients

Drained cannellini beans

Rinse and drain the canned beans before adding them with diced tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes and olives.

Pitted black olives

Use pitted olives in the tomato-and-bean stage, ready to mix with the other ingredients without removing stones later.

Fresh basil garnish

Chop the fresh basil and save it for scattering over the hot skillet mixture when serving.

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Ingredients

Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.

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How to make it

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Make room for One Skillet Tuscan Chicken

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The last little job

Warm through and add basil

Heat the returned chicken and mushrooms through, check seasoning and serve hot with fresh basil over the top.

A little more help as you go

Honey and balsamic go together

Drizzle honey and balsamic over the tomatoes, beans and olives with oregano and thyme before returning the chicken.

Garlic follows softened onion

Cook onion until translucent, then give the minced garlic its own brief cook before the tomato mixture joins it.

A few questions you might have

Are the beans cooked from dry here?

The recipe starts with canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed before they join the skillet's tomato mixture.

Do the mushrooms stay in while onions cook?

Set the cooked mushrooms aside, then saute onion and garlic before building the tomato mixture and returning them later.

When should I season the dish?

Salt and pepper are added while cooking onion and again with the tomato mixture, with a final check after reheating chicken.

Does the basil simmer with the tomatoes?

Oregano and thyme season that stage; the fresh basil is reserved as a garnish when the finished dish is served.

How is the chicken prepared?

Use boneless, skinless breasts cut into cubes and cook them through in the skillet before starting the vegetables.

Storage & reheating safety

For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.

These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures

Recipe source: deliciousmeetshealthy.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.

Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.

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