Mediterranean Chicken and Courgette Skillet

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 500g skinless chicken breast, cut into 2cm pieces
• 2 courgettes, sliced into half moons
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 300g cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 100g pitted black olives
• 150ml chicken stock
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• Small handful fresh basil leaves
• Cooked couscous or crusty bread, to serve
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Method

1. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Season the chicken and fry for 6 minutes until golden. Remove to a plate.

2. Add the remaining oil, courgettes and onion. Fry for 5 minutes until starting to colour.

3. Add the garlic, tomatoes and oregano and cook for 2 minutes.

4. Pour in the stock and olives, return the chicken and simmer for 5 minutes until the tomatoes collapse and the chicken is cooked through.

5. Add the lemon juice, season and tear over the basil. Serve with couscous or bread.