| I don't think you can ever have enough chicken | | | | For a complete Mediterranean-inspired super healthy |
| recipes. And yup.... here's another! Simple, quick, easy | | | | meal, serve this whole foods recipe with corn on the |
| and tasty. | | | | cob or cannellini beans and a nice fresh green salad. |
| Feel free to substitute mozzarella cheese for the | | | | Mmmmm....good! |
| goat cheese, but I like goat cheese for its | | | | Ingredients (Serves: 4) |
| tantalizingly tangy taste and for the fact it's easier to | | | | 4 free range boneless, skinless chicken breasts |
| digest than cow's cheese. In fact, even though about | | | | Sea salt, to taste |
| 25% of the US population is lactose intolerant, most | | | | White pepper, to taste |
| lactose intolerant individuals can still handle goat | | | | White whole wheat flour |
| cheese. | | | | 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil |
| Do make sure you buy the highest quality chicken | | | | 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in extra virgin |
| though. Look for free-range chicken that has been | | | | olive oil, thinly sliced |
| pasture raised (as opposed to factory farmed | | | | 1/2 cup Italian green olives, thinly sliced |
| chickens that are fed deviant diets of grain and kept | | | | Juice from 1/2 lemon |
| cooped up in horrible cages.) Free range chickens are | | | | 1/4 cup white wine |
| so much healthier than their factory farmed cousins | | | | 4 dollops of goat cheese |
| as they have less "bad" pro-inflammatory saturated | | | | 1. Season chicken breasts on both sides with salt and |
| fat and omega-6 fat and more "good" | | | | white pepper. Lightly dredge the chicken in the flour. |
| anti-inflammatory omega-3 fat. Free range chickens | | | | 2. Heat the oil in a large cast iron skillet over |
| also have more nutrients including more antioxidants | | | | medium-high heat. Add the chicken breasts and sear |
| such as vitamins C, E and beta carotene. And of | | | | for 2 minutes each side. |
| course free range chickens get sunlight and exercise. | | | | 3. Flip the chicken. Add the sundried tomatoes and |
| The free range birds are just healthier animals all | | | | olives. Cook for about 1 minute. Add the lemon juice |
| across the board. Since you can't separate the health | | | | and wine. Cook for about 1 minute. |
| of the chicken from the health of the chicken eater | | | | 4. Top each chicken breast with a dollop of goat |
| it's worth it to go the extra mile to buy the absolute | | | | cheese. Cover with a lid and cook for 1 minute. |
| healthiest, highest quality, cleanest chicken. | | | | Remove lid and serve chicken warm. |