MEDITERRANEAN POTATOES

Give boiled potatoes a makeover by dressing them up with Mediterranean ingredients like tomatoes, olives, basil and parsley.

Yield: Serves 6.

MEDITERRANEAN POTATOES

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped seeded Roma tomatoes
  • 2 cups cubed peeled baking potatoes
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 orange bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1 1/4 cups chicken stock
  • 1/2 tsp basil, crumbled
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan, sauté onion and garlic in oil over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add tomato and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
  2. Stir in next 7 ingredients (potatoes through stock); bring to a boil.
  3. Cover, reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender and most of liquid is absorbed. Stir in basil, parsley and olives.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

414 calories, 20.6 g fat, 10.1 g protein, 45 g carbohydrate, 4.8 g fibre, 910 mg sodium

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