Everyday Food Lemon And Olive Chicken Recipes

LEMON AND OLIVE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. In two batches, sear chicken, skin side first, until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Cut lemons in half lengthwise and then into thin slices crosswise. If the skillet is dry, add remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add onions and garlic, and cook over medium heat until soft but not brown, about 3 minutes. Stir in lemon slices, olives, stock, and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Put chicken on top of vegetables, pour in any accumulated juices from the plate, and sprinkle with thyme and crushed red pepper. Cover, and simmer until chicken is just cooked through, about 15 minutes.

LEMON OLIVE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until it's well browned on both sides. Remove the chicken and set aside.
• Stir the soup, milk, lemon juice, black pepper and olvies in the skillet. Top with the lemon slices. Heat to a boil. Return the chicken to the skillet and reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Serve with the rice.

EVERYDAY FOOD LEMON AND OLIVE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with 1 tsp.
• each salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet, heat 2 Tbsp.
• of the olive oil over medium heat.
• In two batches, sear the chiken, skin side first, until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side.
• Transfer the chicken to a plate.
• Cut the lemons in half lengthwise and then into thin slices crosswise.
• If the skillet is dry, add the remaining 1 Tbsp.
• oil.
• Add the onions and garlic and cook over medium heat until soft but not brown, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in lemon slices, olives, stock, and 2 cups water.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Put the chicken on top of the vegetables, pour in any accumulated juices from the plate, sprinkle with thyme and crushed red pepper.
• Cover and simmer until the chicken is just cooked through, about 15 minutes.

OLIVE AND LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Chop 2/3 olives and set aside.
• Heat oil and 1/2 butter in a wide pan and cook chicken until browned.
• Add the stock and water.
• Then add the chopped olives, lemon slices and mixed herbs.
• Cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• Transfer chicken from pan and keep warm.
• Add parsley and remaining whole olives to pan.
• Bring to boil and boil sauce until reduced by half.
• Cut the butter into small pieces and whisk into the sauce.
• Stir in the honey and season to taste with pepper.
• Pour sauce over chicken to serve.

MEDITERRANEAN LEMON OLIVE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in large skillet, and quickly sear the chicken on both sides. Chicken should be golden brown. Remove the chicken from the skillet. Set aside.
• Slice lemons thinly, and then cut slices in half.
• If necessary, add the remaining oil to the pan. Fry the onion and garlic until soft, but not brown.
• Add the lemons, olives, broth, and water. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Place the chicken in the skillet on top of the veggies and sprinkle with thyme and red pepper.
• Cover and simmer until chicken is cooked, about 15 minutes.

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH POTATOES, OLIVES, AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Season chicken with salt. Heat a large, heavy ovenproof skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium-high heat. Swirl in oil. Cook chicken, skin side down, until browned, about 5 minutes. Flip chicken, and push to side of skillet. Add 1 cup stock and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add potatoes to liquid. Bring to a boil. Add garlic, olives, lemon wedges, and thyme to liquid. Return to a boil.
• Transfer skillet to oven. Roast, stirring potatoes halfway through, until potatoes are tender and chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes.
• Return skillet to stove. Mix cornstarch with remaining 1/4 cup stock, and stir into pan. Bring to a boil to thicken sauce. Serve immediately.

MOROCCAN LEMON CHICKEN WITH OLIVES

Steps:

• In food processor, finely chop onion & garlic.
• Dredge chicken in flour.
• In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat, then saute chicken & onion mixture until mixture has softened, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in 1/2 cup water, the saffron, ginger, cumin, paprika, salt & lemon zest.
• Bring to boil, then reduce heat & simmer, covered, 35 minutes.
• Remove chicken from sauce & allow to cool a few minutes.
• Cut chicken into small pieces, then put meat back into sauce.
• To the sauce add lemon juice, olives, cilantro & pepper, & simmer gently 5 minutes.
• While chicken is cooking, in a medium saucepan bring 3/4 cup of water to a boil.
• Add couscous & bring back to a boil, then remove from heat & allow to sit for 5 minutes.
• Spoon chicken mixture over couscous & serve.

PROVENCAL LEMON OLIVE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place onion in 4-quart CROCK-POT® slow cooker. Arrange chicken thighs over onion. Place lemon slice on each thigh. Add olives, brine, herbes de Provence, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Slowly pour in chicken broth.
• Cover; cook on LOW 5 to 6 hours or on HIGH 3 to 31/2 hours or until chicken is tender. Stir in parsley before serving.