GREEN OLIVE CHICKEN I

Green Olive Chicken I image

Yummy stew with potatoes and Spanish olives. Ole!

Provided by Donna Chirigos

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken

Yield 3

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium (2-1/2" dia)s onions, chopped
2 cloves crushed garlic
6 piece (blank)s cut up chicken pieces
1 (5 ounce) jar pitted green olives
6 medium (2-1/4" to 3" dia, raw)s potatoes, peeled and cubed
water to cover

Steps:

In a large pot pour enough olive/vegetable oil to cover bottom of pot. Add onion, garlic and chicken and saute, turning chicken pieces, until chicken is 1/2 cooked (4 to 5 minutes).
Add 1/2 jar of olives along with 1/2 of the brine from the jar. Add the potatoes and enough water to cover chicken and potatoes. Cover and simmer over medium heat until chicken and potatoes are cooked and tender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 948.7 calories, Carbohydrate 82.5 g, Cholesterol 172.5 mg, Fat 45.5 g, Fiber 11.1 g, Protein 53 g, SaturatedFat 11.3 g, Sodium 1309.9 mg, Sugar 6.6 g