Mediterranean Chicken Stir Fry with Vegetables (OLD)

This easy one-pan Mediterranean chicken stir fry comes together in just 30 minutes. It’s a simple yet flavorful weeknight meal featuring Mediterranean cuisine staples: tomatoes, spinach, lemon, oregano, smoked paprika, and feta cheese. It’s healthy, gluten-free, keto, low-carb, and rich in protein and fiber. Serve it as is or with roasted spaghetti squash, rice, orzo pasta, or cauliflower rice.

Yield

4 servings

Ingredients

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2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
10 oz (283 g) fresh spinach
4 cloves garlic
minced
8 oz (227 g) cherry tomatoes
halved
6 oz (170 g) crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 1/10 Lbs (499 g) skinless boneless chicken breasts

Instructions

In a large, high-sided skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of
olive oil
. Slice chicken thighs into smaller segments and season generously with
smoked paprika
,
dried oregano
,
salt
and pepper.
Add the chicken to the skillet and cook on medium heat on both sides for about 10 or 15 minutes until the chicken is completely cooked.
Remove chicken from the skillet.
To the same, now empty, skillet (with juices from chicken), add
fresh spinach
, half of the halved
cherry tomatoes
(saving the other half for later), and minced
garlic
. Cook the spinach on medium heat for about 5 or 10 minutes until it wilts.
Add
crumbled feta cheese
, the remaining half of the
cherry tomatoes
, and 2 tablespoons of
freshly squeezed lemon juice
and mix to combine.
Return cooked chicken back to the skillet and reheat gently.
Season the veggie mixture with
salt
and pepper.