Dinner in Minutes: Mediterranean Chicken Verde

Today's recipe stems from seeing two cans of ingredients in the cabinet and coming up with an idea. With my roommate gone today and knowing she wouldn't have much time to eat dinner when she gets home, much less cook it, I came up with a 5-minute meal idea. It's delicious and super fast. I promise.

Need more? Just double or triple the recipe.

What you need:

One glass pie pan

A can opener

A fork

A can of artichoke hearts

A can of green chilies (mild, not hot)

Two boneless skinless chicken breasts

½ teaspoon dehydrated garlic (NOT garlic salt)

½ teaspoon dehydrated onion (NOT onion salt or seasoning)

¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper

¼ teaspoon salt, preferably sea salt or salt spray

Two pinches of dried basil

Two medium sized baking potatoes (Idaho russets are best)

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

2. Scrub the potatoes and place them on the middle rack. Do not poke holes in them as this will increase cooking time and make them drip onto the food below.

3. Place chicken breasts on the pie plate or other glass baking pan of your choice. Place on the next rack down.

4. Cook for 30 to 45 minutes or until potatoes are squeezable soft to the touch with crispy skins and soft insides.

5. Open the can of green chilies and the can of artichoke hearts. Take a pair of scissors and cut up the hot chicken in the pan. (I don't even pull the pans out of the oven, just open the oven and pull the rack to you.) After the chicken is all cut up, add the can of chilies and artichoke hearts to it and stir.

6. Season to taste with black pepper and salt. Add the dried garlic and onions. Rub the two generous pinches of dried basil between your palms as you add them to the Chicken Verde. And gently stir some more.

7. Turn off the oven and let the food set for 15 to 20 minutes in the warm oven.

8. GENTLY stir the meat mixture.

9. Top the potatoes with your choice of:

salsa, (verde or rojo [red])

sour cream,

olive oil,

hemp oil,

salt,

Butter,

cheese

or other favorite topping

Or just top the potatoes with the Mediterranean Chicken Verde above.

10. ENJOY!

Content highlight:

1. It's a 45 minute meal.

2. Slightly Spicy. The longer it sits, the hotter it gets.

3. Satisfying, a little fills you up.