Best Crispy Chicken Thighs With Kale Apricots And Olives Recipes

ROAST CHICKEN WITH APRICOTS AND OLIVES

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This festive dish is a fairly easy main course for the Seder meal - or anytime. Marinating overnight leaves very little work on the day of serving, but two hours is enough to infuse the chicken with tangy citrus and the sumac. Dried apricots, already more tart than sweet, are marinated along with the chicken and become almost savory in the oven. Using pitted Castelvetrano olives will save you a lot of elbow grease, and their meaty texture and mild flavor are perfect here. After roasting together, everything goes under the broiler to deeply brown and thicken the cooking juices into a tasty sauce.

Provided by Susan Spungen

Categories dinner, poultry, main course

Time 3h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 1/2 to 4 pounds bone-in chicken pieces (see Note)
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, plus 1 lemon, sliced and seeded
1/4 cup fresh blood orange or regular orange juice
1/4 cup honey
4 to 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
3 tablespoons ground sumac
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup (6 ounces) dried apricots
1 cup (4 ounces) pitted Castelvetrano olives with 2 tablespoons brine
4 large or 8 small shallots, roots trimmed, peeled and cut lengthwise into quarters or halves
1/4 cup dry white wine

Steps:

Slash each piece of chicken through the skin a few times, about 1 inch deep. Season with the salt and pepper and place in a large bowl or large resealable plastic bag. Whisk lemon juice, orange juice, honey, garlic, thyme, sumac and 3 tablespoons olive oil in a bowl to combine. Add lemon slices, apricots, olives and olive brine. Pour the marinade over the chicken and cover tightly or remove as much air as possible before sealing it. Set on a small sheet pan and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours, turning the bag from time to time.
Position a rack 8 inches from the broiler heat source. Place an oven rack in the lower third of the oven and heat oven to 450 degrees. Toss shallots with remaining tablespoon oil and spread out on a large sheet pan, cut sides down. Place on the lower rack and cook, turning once, until starting to turn golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
Remove the pan from the oven and use your hands and a slotted spoon to scoop the chicken, apricots, lemon slices and olives onto the pan, reserving the marinade. Arrange in an even layer with the chicken skin side up and return to the oven. Cook for 15 minutes, baste the chicken with the drippings, and cook until chicken juices run clear, about 10 minutes longer. Remove the pan from the oven. Heat the broiler to high.
Pour the reserved marinade and wine over the chicken, and broil until the chicken is browned and the liquid is thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. If the apricots start to get too dark, turn them over in the sauce. Transfer to a platter. If you used chicken breasts, cut them in half. Pour the sauce over everything or serve it on the side.

CHICKEN THIGHS WITH KALE

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Provided by Michael Symon : Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

6 to 8 chicken thighs, depending on the size
Salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
Pinch paprika
4 cloves garlic, peeled
2 Fresno chiles, sliced in rings
1 Spanish onion, sliced
1/2 cup Marcona almonds
2 bunches kale, rinsed, dried and roughly chopped
1 fresh bay leaf
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
Zest of 1 lemon

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Sprinkle the chicken thighs liberally with salt. Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat, add the oil and brown the thighs skin-side down for 3 minutes per side. Season with a pinch of paprika, stir until the spice releases its aroma and then remove the chicken and set aside.
Add the garlic, chiles and onions to the pan and sweat for 4 minutes. Add the almonds, kale, bay leaf, 1 cup of water and a liberal amount of salt and bring to a simmer. Top with the chicken skin-side up and bake for 20 minutes.
Top with the parsley and lemon zest and serve.

CRISPY CHICKEN THIGHS WITH KALE, APRICOTS, AND OLIVES

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While the chicken braises in the oven, the kale gets nice and crispy, making it the most irresistible part of this cozy one-pot dinner.

Provided by Anna Stockwell

Categories Chicken Apricot Vinegar Garlic Kale Olive White Wine Dinner Winter Braise Wheat/Gluten-Free Dairy Free

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

8 small bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 2 pounds total)
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup dried apricots, halved lengthwise
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 bunches curly kale, stems removed, leaves torn into pieces
1 cup mild green olives, such as Castelvetrano, crushed, pitted, torn in half
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
1/2 cup dry white wine

Steps:

Place a rack in top of oven; preheat to 400°F. Season chicken on both sides with 1 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Pour oil into a large braising pan or deep-sided skillet. Arrange chicken skin side down in an even layer in cold pan, then place over medium heat and cook until skin is golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Transfer to a plate skin side up. Remove pan from heat, reserving fat.
Meanwhile, combine apricots, vinegar, and 2 Tbsp. water in a small saucepan and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, until liquid is boiling. Remove from heat.
Stir garlic into hot fat remaining in pan. Working in batches, add kale and toss with tongs until all kale is coated and just beginning to wilt, about 3 minutes. (Make sure your kale is dry; otherwise, the fat will spatter.)
Add apricot mixture, olives, red pepper, if using, and remaining 1/2 tsp. salt to kale mixture and toss to combine. Nestle chicken skin side up into kale mixture, fluffing kale up between chicken pieces so it has a chance to crisp in the oven. Pour wine around chicken. Roast until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.