Chicken and Cucumbers

We loved this recipe we found in an atkins recipe book, but tweaked it just a bit to fit our lifestyle.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 3  boneless skinless chicken breasts or 3  skinless boneless turkey breasts, cut into cubes
• 1  large cucumber
• 1⁄2  an onion, sliced thin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground mustard
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄2 cup  chicken stock (1/2 cup water and 1 chicken boullion cube works too)
• 3  tablespoons sour cream
• 8  ounces  cooked fettuccine pasta, kept warm

Directions

1. Heat oil and butter in skillet. Cube chicken and add to pan, cook thoroughly.
2. Take cucumber and peel, slice in half, seed with a spoon and dice small.
3. When chicken is cooked golden brown, remove from pan. Add onion and cucumber. Cover and cook 1-2 minutes.
4. Add chicken stock, garlic, cumin and mustard. Cook 5-7 minutes more until onion and cucumber are tender.
5. Return chicken to skillet. Stir in sour cream. Serve over fettucine.