Skillet Chicken With Olives Recipes

ONE-SKILLET MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN RECIPE WITH TOMATOES AND GREEN OLIVES

Steps:

• Pat the chicken breasts dry. On each side of the chicken breasts make three slits through.
• Spread the garlic on both sides; insert some garlic into the slits you made. Season the chicken breasts on both sides with salt, pepper and 1/2 of the dried oregano.
• In a large cast iron skillet, heat 2 tbsp of olive oil on medium-high. Brown the chicken on both sides. Add the white wine and let reduce by 1/2 then add the lemon juice and chicken broth. Sprinkle the remaining oregano on top. Reduce the heat to medium. Cover with a lid or tightly with foil. Cook for 10-15 mins turning the chicken over once (chicken's internal temperature should reach 165 degrees F.)
• Uncover and top with the chopped onions, tomatoes and olives. Cover again and cook for only 3 minutes. Finally add the parsley and feta cheese. Serve with a light pasta, rice or couscous. Enjoy

CHICKEN AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Season skin-side of chicken with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Turn breasts over and season skinless side with salt, black pepper, cayenne, and herbes de Provence. Turn again so that the skin-side is facing up; rest for 10 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Place chicken skin-side down in hot oil. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook chicken until skin is well-browned, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken and cook until just browned, about 2 minutes; transfer to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir shallots in the hot skillet until just softening and golden brown, about 2 minutes. Stir olives into shallots and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Pour the chicken broth into the skillet; bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of the reserved olive brine, lemon zest, and cumin; increase heat to high and cook until sauce is reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and return chicken, skin-side up, to the skillet. Cover the skillet with a lid and cook until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken to a plate and cover with aluminum foil.
• Stir parsley and butter into sauce, stirring continuously until butter is melted and sauce is shiny. Spoon sauce over chicken.

SKILLET CHICKEN THIGHS WITH OLIVES AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚ F. Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Pat the chicken thighs dry with a paper towel; season all over with salt and pepper. Place skin-side down in the skillet (they will fit snugly) and cook until the skin is very crisp and golden brown, about 8 minutes. Flip and lightly brown the other side, 2 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate.
• Drain off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium, add the garlic and thyme and cook until the garlic starts to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the wine, increase the heat to high and simmer, scraping the pan with a wooden spoon, until syrupy, about 2 minutes. Add the vinegar and cook until reduced by half, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth, brown sugar, olives, prunes and chicken, skin-side up; bring to a simmer. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast until the chicken is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, microwave the green beans according to the package directions. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the chicken and green beans among plates. Simmer the sauce over medium-high heat until thickened, 2 to 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Spoon over the chicken.