Chicken Breast With Tomato Olive Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 teaspoon dried basil
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons butter
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons butter
12 ripe olives, pitted and sliced
1/3 cup onion, chopped
6 green olives, pitted and sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
salt and pepper, to taste
1 1/4 cups canned Italian plum tomatoes, drained and chopped

Preparation

Mix basil, garlic powder, thyme and pepper and rub into both sides of chicken. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
Melt 2 Tbs. butter and olive oil in a heavy skillet over high heat. Add chicken and saute until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to plate.
Melt 3 Tbs. butter in heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until softened.
Add garlic and tomatoes and cook 2 minutes.
Add olives and cook 5 minutes more, stirring frequently.
Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve over chicken breasts.