MEDITERANEAN ROAST CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES & OLIVES

Mediteranean Roast Chicken With Tomatoes & Olives image

Provided by Daily Inspiration S

Categories Chicken

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 lemon
2 pt grape tomatoes
1 head garlic, cloves separated
1 c kalamata olives, halved
8 sprigs fresh thyme
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 3-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 c white wine

Steps:

1. Set oven temp to 425 degrees F. Remove peel of lemon with a vegetable peeler and reserve the lemon.
2. Prepare a large roasting pan with cooking spray. In a bowl, combine the tomatoes, garlic, olives, thyme, and lemon peel with 1 tbsp. olive oil.
3. Scatter tomato mixture in roasting pan and place chicken, skin side up, in between tomatoes and olives. Rub chicken with the remaining tbsp. of oil and season with salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
4. Roast chicken until cooked through - approx. 35-40 minutes. Once cooked, place chicken on a platter.
5. Make a sauce using the lemon and stir into the hot pan and add the wine. Stir gently breaking up any bits stuck on bottom of pan. Serve chicken with tomato- olive and wine sauce.