SKILLET CHICKEN WITH SILKY PEPPERS AND GREEN OLIVES
Made with diced fresh tomato and colorful sweet bell peppers, this savory chicken dish is lively and bright. Cooked as written, the sauce is on the brothy side, perfect for pouring over rice or couscous, or for sopping up with bread. But if you prefer it to be heartier, remove the chicken pieces from the pan once they're cooked, then simmer to reduce the sauce, stirring occasionally, for another 5 to 8 minutes. Return chicken to the pan and stir in olives, then garnish with herbs to serve.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories weekday, poultry, main course
Time 45m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season all over with 1 tablespoon oregano, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Set aside at room temperature while preparing the vegetables (or refrigerate for up to 24 hours).
- Slice the peppers into 1/4-inch strips, removing the seeds. Peel and thinly slice the garlic cloves. Chop the tomato.
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. When the oil thins out and coats the bottom of the pan, add chicken, skin side down, and sear until browned on both sides, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Do this in batches if necessary; don't crowd the pan. Transfer the chicken pieces to a plate as they brown.
- Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet and stir in peppers. Sauté until tender and lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Add garlic, remaining oregano and red-pepper flakes, and cook until garlic is lightly golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in tomato and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and cook until tomatoes begin to release their juices, 3 minutes.
- Lower heat to a simmer and nestle in the browned chicken, skin side up, pouring in any accumulated juices from the plate. Partly cover the pan and cook until chicken is cooked through and peppers are soft and stewy, 20 to 30 minutes. Taste and add more salt if needed. In the last minute or two of cooking, stir in olives to let them heat up. Remove from heat, and sprinkle parsley or other herbs on top. Garnish with lemon wedges, if you like.
CHICKEN AND OLIVES
The sharp, briny bite of olives is the dominant flavors here, which is why it pairs so well with chicken breast. This is one of those dishes where, if you tasted the chicken and sauce separately, you probably wouldn't be very impressed, but together they're magic.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Pan-Fried
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 641.5 calories, Carbohydrate 6.7 g, Cholesterol 206.6 mg, Fat 37.1 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 69.1 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 901.3 mg, Sugar 0.4 g
CHICKEN WITH GREEN OLIVES
Make and share this Chicken with Green Olives recipe from Food.com.
Provided by evelynathens
Categories Chicken
Time 50m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oil in heavy, large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Pat chicken dry.
- Add to skillet and brown well on all sides.
- Add onion, garlic, bay leaves and season to taste.
- Cook 2 minutes.
- Pour in wine and cook until evaporated.
- Blend in tomato paste and paprika.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Add broth; cover and cook 15 minutes.
- Add olives and cook until chicken is tender, about 10 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley.
- Great served with egg noodles or mashed potatoes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 415.7, Fat 27.6, SaturatedFat 7, Cholesterol 103.5, Sodium 614, Carbohydrate 5.6, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 2.2, Protein 28.2
CHICKEN WITH GREEN OLIVES
This dish, which draws inspiration and ingredients from Moroccan cooking, is astonishing for its complexity, even in this simple form. It features sweet spices like cinnamon and ginger offset by garlic and paprika. But what makes it a real winner is the combination of those flavors with lemon and green olives, both of which have a mouth-puckering quality that, combined with the spice mix, is enchanting.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, easy, one pot, main course
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Put oil in deep skillet or casserole. Turn heat to medium-high and wait a minute, until oil is hot. Add chicken, skin-side down, and brown it well, rotating and turning pieces as necessary and sprinkling with salt and pepper as they cook; 10 to 15 minutes total. Turn heat to medium, remove chicken and pour off all but 2 tablespoons of fat.
- Add onion, ginger, cinnamon, garlic, cumin, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon or more of pepper and some salt and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes, until onion softens. Add stock and raise heat to medium-high; return chicken to pan, skin-side up. Cook at a lively simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Add olives and continue to cook until chicken is done, another 10 to 15 minutes or so. Add lemon juice, then taste and adjust seasoning. Garnish and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 363, UnsaturatedFat 20 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 27 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 19 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 930 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
GREEN OLIVE BAKED CHICKEN
Great if you're pressed for time. Really simple and pretty tasty too, what's more, it's very healthy.
Provided by Pinaygourmet 345142
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 390 degrees F. Place the olives, parsley, lemon juice and pepper into a small food processor and process until roughly chopped. Line a baking dish with baking paper. Place the chicken in the dish and spread over the green olive paste. Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through. Serve hot or cold with lemon wedges and a simple tomato and basil salad.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3.3, Sodium 2.2, Carbohydrate 0.9, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.2, Protein 0.1
CHICKEN WITH GREEN OLIVES
Mushrooms, olives, and sweet bell peppers compliment chicken breasts and pasta. For variety, try this recipe with other kinds of sweet peppers or simply toss in a few of the more pungent pepper types if desired. From the cookbook Chicken. Posted for Zaar World Tour 4
Provided by bigbadbrenda
Categories Meat
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil and butter in a frying pan. Brown the chicken breasts on all sides in the oil and butter. Remove from the pan and keep warm.
- Add the onion and garlic to the pan and fry gently until beginning to soften. Add the peppers and mushrooms and cook for a few minutes longer.
- Add the tomatoes to the pan and season generously with additional salt and pepper. Transfer the vegetable mixture to an ovenproof casserole. Place the browned chicken breasts on the bed of vegetables.
- Deglaze the frying pan with the white wine and pour the deglazing mixture over the chicken. Cover the casserole and cook in a preheated oven at 350 F for 50 minutes.
- Add the olives to the chicken and vegetables, mix lightly and then pour on the cream. Recover the casserole and return to the oven for 10 minutes.
- Adust the seasoning and serve the pieces of chicken, surrounded by the vegetables and sauce, with pasta or tiny new potatoes. Garnish with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 527.8, Fat 36.2, SaturatedFat 12.6, Cholesterol 128.6, Sodium 589, Carbohydrate 13, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 5.6, Protein 34
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
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