tomato-lime chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, pounded thin
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• 4 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced
• 1 pinch dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons water (optional)
• 4 slices provolone cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; saute onion and green bell pepper until tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
• mix flour, salt, and pepper together in a gallon-size resealable bag. cut each pounded chicken breast in half and add to flour mixture; toss to coat.
• place coated chicken into skillet with onion mixture. cook until chicken is browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. drizzle lime juice over chicken mixture.
• stir tomatoes and oregano into chicken mixture, cover skillet with a lid, and cook until tomatoes soften, sauce thickens, and chicken is no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. add water if needed. top each piece of chicken with a slice of provolone cheese and serve with the tomato sauce.