Braised Chicken with Olives and Tomatoes
Braised Chicken with Olives and Tomatoes is a flavorful one pot dish bound to help you get out of a cooking rut.
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 329kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 chicken drumsticks
- 4 chicken thighs
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 medium yellow onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes with juice
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 lemon cut into wedges
- 3/4 cup green olives with pimentos
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat butter and olive oil together in a large oven proof skillet over medium heat until butter melts.
- Season chicken liberally with salt and pepper. Cook chicken just until browned, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Set aside.
- Reserve 2 tablespoons pan juices. Add onion and garlic. Cook 1 minute. Pour in tomatoes and chicken broth. Stir in oregano. Return chicken to the pan. Scatter lemon around chicken.
- Cover and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, add olives.
- Turn oven up to 400 degrees. Cook chicken uncovered for 10 - 15 more minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Serve.
Notes
You can use all drumsticks or all thighs without having to change to much of the cooking time. If you choose to use bone-in chicken breasts the time will likely increase due to the size of chicken breasts.
Boneless skinless chicken breasts, might be on the dryer side due to the longer cooking time of braising so I don't really recommend them for this recipe.
Nutrition information is for estimation purposes only.
Nutrition
Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 509mg | Potassium: 443mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg