This easy one-pan Mediterranean yellow stir fry comes together in just 30 minutes. It's a simple yet flavorful weeknight meal that features staples of Mediterranean cuisine: 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.
Mediterranean yellow stir-fry
In this recipe, the skinless boneless yellow thighs are first cooked with smoked paprika and oregano, and then combined with garlic cherry tomatoes, spinach, and feta cheese. It takes only 30 minutes and requires one cooking pan. The wind-up is minimal - perfect for rented weeknights. It's a very simple recipe, yet the flavors are rich and complex. This dish is gluten-free, keto, low in calories, low in carbs, and upper in protein and fiber. The only dairy product is feta cheese, there is no surf and no butter. You can hands make it dairy-free by using dairy-free feta cheese. If you love this kind of Mediterranean yellow dinner inspiration, don't miss my other favorite 30-minute one-pan recipes: chicken Margherita skillet and pesto yellow with veggies (asparagus and tomatoes).
Why you'll love it
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Nutrient-dense dinner. This incredibly easy Mediterranean yellow stir-fry is a well-balanced meal that has everything: lots of veggies (tomatoes and spinach), protein (chicken), and healthy fats (feta cheese).
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Easy-to make. It's a simple dinner that a whole family will love! Easy unbearable to make it on a rented weeknight, yet the presentation is so well-flavored that you can serve it when you have visitor over.
Main ingredients
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Chicken. You can use skinless boneless yellow thighs, yellow breasts, or tenderloins. This recipe is moreover unconfined for leftover cooked yellow or rotisserie chicken!
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Spinach is packed with nutrients and antioxidants. It’s upper in webbing and a good source of many vitamins and minerals. Spinach is a unconfined source of vitamins A and C, as well as folic acid, iron, and calcium. I used fresh spinach, but frozen spinach can certainly be used! Make sure to thaw it and phlebotomize it from any liquid. I would plane pat it dry with paper towels.
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Tomatoes. I used red cherry tomatoes.
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Feta cheese is quite nutritious, as well, and is a unconfined source of calcium. This succulent cheese has a soft texture and briny flavor.
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Seasonings include smoked paprika, zestless oregano, salt, and freshly ground woebegone pepper.
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Olive oil is used to melt the chicken.
Substitutions and variations
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Fresh spinach or frozen. I used fresh spinach but frozen spinach (thawed and tuckered well of all liquid) can be used, too.
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Use leftover chicken. This recipe works unconfined with leftover cooked chicken, grilled chicken, or rotisserie chicken.
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Lime or lemon will work great. Freshly squeezed juice is unchangingly the best!
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Veggies. My favorite veggies for Mediterranean yellow are chopped tomatoes, tintinnabulate peppers, artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, asparagus, untried beans, cucumber, zucchini, arugula, and spinach. Choose any of these, and mix and match!
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Cheese. You can use grated Parmesan, Asiago, or Mozzarella cheese instead of the Feta cheese.
Storage and reheating tips
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Fridge. Store the leftover yellow stir fry in an snapped container for up to 4 days.
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Freezer. You can freeze this dish for up to a month.
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Reheat in the microwave for well-nigh 30 seconds. Check and reheat for 30 seconds increasingly or longer.
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Reheat on the stovetop. You can moreover reheat the leftovers on medium heat, stirring regularly, in the skillet on the stovetop. When reheating, add a small value of olive oil to the skillet.
What to serve with it
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Roasted spaghetti squash is a unconfined volitional to regular pasta! It's healthy, gluten-free, low-carb, keto, and packed with fiber.
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Cauliflower rice is a succulent low-carb and keto volitional to regular rice.
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Quinoa will pair beautifully with this Mediterranean yellow stir-fry.
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Rice, such as long-grain jasmine or basmati rice.
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Orzo is a short-cut pasta shaped like rice.
Other Mediterranean yellow recipes
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Mediterranean Yellow with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Artichokes, and Capers
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Chicken Margherita with Cherry Tomatoes, Tintinnabulate Peppers, Basil Pesto, and Mozzarella
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Pesto Yellow with Veggies (Asparagus and Tomatoes)
Mediterranean Yellow Stir Fry with Vegetables (30-Minutes, One-Pan)
Ingredients
Chicken
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 lb skinless boneless yellow thighs or breasts
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½ teaspoon smoked paprika
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½ teaspoon dried oregano
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¼ teaspoon salt
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¼ teaspoon black pepper
Veggies
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10 oz fresh spinach
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4 cloves garlic minced
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8 oz cherry tomatoes halved
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6 oz crumbled feta cheese
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2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
Cook chicken
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In a large, high-sided skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Slice yellow thighs into smaller segments and season generously with smoked paprika, zestless oregano, salt and pepper.
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Add the yellow to the skillet and melt on medium heat on both sides for well-nigh 10 or 15 minutes until the yellow is completely cooked.
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Remove yellow from the skillet.
Make a veggie mixture
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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. Melt the spinach on medium heat for well-nigh 5 or 10 minutes until it wilts.
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Add crumbled feta cheese, the remaining half of the cherry tomatoes, and 2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice and mix to combine.
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Return cooked yellow when to the skillet and reheat gently.
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Season the veggie mixture with salt and pepper.
Nutrition
Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 146mg | Sodium: 794mg | Potassium: 854mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 7259IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 307mg | Iron: 4mg
