Best Chicken With Onions Olives And Capers Recipes
SKILLET CHICKEN WITH OLIVES
While I was visiting my cousin Lilliana in Italy, she made this heavenly chicken for lunch. Now it's a family favorite stateside, too. -Rosemarie Pisano, Revere, Massachusetts
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Sprinkle chicken with rosemary, pepper and salt. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken on both sides., Add olives, wine and, if desired, capers. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 2-3 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170°.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 237 calories, Fat 15g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 76mg cholesterol, Sodium 571mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 21g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CRISPY CHICKEN THIGHS WITH PEPPERS, CAPERS AND OLIVES
The Italian technique employed here - sautéing chicken with a weighted pan on top - is called al mattone. It yields a crisp, burnished skin and very juicy meat. Instead of the usual spatchcocked bird, this recipe calls for large bone-in, skin-on thighs. Cook them in a cast iron pan, if you can, for even heat, but any heavy skillet will do. For a bit of smokiness, the chicken may be cooked (in the cast iron pan) over a charcoal grill. The accompanying sweet pepper stew can be made up to a day in advance and reheated, and starting your seasoning early - an hour ahead or up to 24 - will result in the tastiest chicken.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories poultry, main course
Time 1h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Start the chicken: Pat chicken dry and place in a large bowl. Season well with salt and pepper. Add garlic, rosemary, red-pepper flakes, lemon zest and juice. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and toss the thighs to coat, using hands to smear the mixture evenly over the chicken. Let marinate for 1 hour at room temperature, or, if time permits, overnight in the refrigerator.
- Make the peppers: Put 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large, wide skillet with a lid over medium-high heat. When oil begins to look wavy, add onions and stir to coat. When the onions begin to soften (don't let them brown), add peppers and stir to combine. Season well with salt and pepper, and add garlic and red-pepper flakes. Stir to incorporate and reduce heat to medium. Cover, leaving the lid ajar.
- Cook mixture for about 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until completely soft. Add olives, vinegar and capers, and cook for a few minutes more, just to meld the flavors. Taste and adjust seasoning. Sprinkle with oregano. Set aside. Serve warm or at room temperature.
- Cook the chicken: Place a large cast iron or heavy-bottomed skillet over high heat. Add remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil. When oil is wavy, add chicken thighs, skin-side down. Shake the pan to make sure the chicken isn't sticking.
- Lower the heat to medium. Place a piece of parchment or aluminum foil on top of chicken and set another skillet on top. Add some weight - a brick or canned goods, for example - to the top skillet. Set heat to low and cook for 20 minutes, checking occasionally to be sure chicken isn't sticking, until the skin side is beautifully browned.
- Turn thighs over and cook for 10 minutes more, until thighs are cooked through. (To test, pierce the chicken with a paring knife. The juices should run clear.) If you wish, turn the thighs skin-side down again and let crisp for a few more minutes.
- Serve 1 thigh and a large spoonful of stewed peppers to each guest. Leftover peppers, if any remain, will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
BRAISED CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES, OLIVES AND CAPERS
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Put the oil in a large, deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. When it's hot, add the chicken, skin side down. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook undisturbed, adjusting the heat so the chicken doesn't burn, until the pieces are browned on the bottom and release easily from the skillet, 5 to 10 minutes. Continue cooking, turning the chicken every few minutes, until it's brown all over, 5 to 10 minutes more. Remove the chicken from the pan and pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat.
- Add the onions and capers and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and tomatoes; cook until the mixture starts to bubble and the tomatoes thicken slightly, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the wine and let the mixture bubble for another 2 minutes.
- Add the olives and thyme, and return the chicken to the skillet, nestling the pieces into the sauce. Adjust the heat so the liquid bubbles gently but steadily, then cover the skillet. Cook, turning the chicken every 10 minutes or so and adding a splash of stock or water if the sauce looks too dry, until the chicken is tender and cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes (an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh should read 155 to 165). Taste the sauce, and adjust the seasoning. Garnish with the parsley, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 675, UnsaturatedFat 30 grams, Carbohydrate 17 grams, Fat 45 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 46 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 1297 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CHICKEN WITH ONIONS, OLIVES AND CAPERS
Cut this out of our local newspaper eons ago and finally got around to trying it. I loved the fact that the author made it so simple to follow with approximate times for each step so that even the newest cooks could attempt it. Medium high seemed too high on my gas range and everything was cooking too quickly so I went to medium. Other than that, it was easy to follow. We really enjoyed the flavor because we love olives and capers. Next time I'm going to try adding some artichoke hearts!
Provided by Texas Aggie Mom
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 28m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Add the garlic and the bacon and cook, stirring, until the garlic turns golden (about 2 minutes).
- Add the chicken and cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side.
- Remove chicken to a warm platter and set aside.
- Add onion slices to the skillet and cook, stirring often , until the onion wilts and turns golden brown (about 4 minutes).
- Stir in the wine, scraping up the browned bits in the pan. Cook until the wine reduces to a syrup (about 6 minutes).
- Add the chicken broth and cook until reduced slightly (about 3 minutes).
- Return the chicken to the pan and turn to coat with the sauce.
- Add the olives and the capers.
- Reduce heat to simmer and cook to combine flavors (about 2 minutes).
- Season with pepper to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 236.9, Fat 10.1, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 72.3, Sodium 498.6, Carbohydrate 4, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 1.1, Protein 28.8
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