Fresh Food Friday Vera’s Hacienda Chicken

With the longer days and warmer weather, nobody wants to spend a lot of time in the kitchen cooking dinner. My friend Vera shared a one-pot, stove-top recipe with me — Hacienda Chicken. It is one of her family’s favorite meals. I cooked it last Sunday for my family and it was easy to prepare and delicious.

Vera’s Hacienda Chicken

Ingredients

28 oz. can whole tomatoes (do not drain)
1 large green pepper (cut in half-inch strips)
1 medium onion, diced
2 T. butter
1 4 or 8 oz. can mushrooms (do not drain)
1/2 c. water
1 T. paprika
1-3 t. salt
3 large or 4 medium chicken breasts
1 c. rice
1/2 c. sliced green olives

Directions

Cook onions in butter until butter melted and onions appear translucent. Add green pepper, mushroom, water and spices and stir. Place chicken breasts on top and gently spoon mixture over top. Cover and cook on low heat for 60 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked and easy to chunk, not shred.

Add rice and olives, stir. Cover and let simmer for another 20-25 minutes.

Enjoy!

Longevity

October 1, 2026

Your heart’s next chapterWhat you do after a heart disease diagnosis can make a difference in the years ahead

By Stacy Sawyer Director of Communications at Hamilton Community Health Network The hospital stay may end, but the work of taking care of your heart is just beginning. For patients recovering from a heart attack or stroke, the road ahead can come with a lot of questions. What medications do I need? How active

Musings

October 1, 2026

You Don’t Have to Be a Victim to Stand Up to a Bully

Ask most people, and they can remember a bully from their childhood. Bullying is unfortunately part of the landscape in many school settings. We have come a long way toward building awareness and working on prevention. October, for example, is National Bullying Prevention Month. But the bullies are still out there. A million years ago,

October 1, 2026

Community to the CoreFor generations, Almar Orchards has grown more than apples — it has grown family traditions, community connections and memories

Everyone has roots. Traditions, communities and families connect us to time, place and one another. They stabilize us and offer comfort. Autumn reminds us of this every year through sweet treats, warm drinks and looking inward toward one another as the world seems to slow down. Almar Orchards is much the same. From its organic