Spanish ChickenSpanish Chicken

Spanish Chicken

This simple dish is jam-packed with Spanish-inspired flavours. Briny olives pair with pine nuts and tomatoes to create a savoury chicken that is perfect served on a bed of steamed rice.
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Spanish Chicken
Prep Time10 Minutes
Servings8
Cook Time30 Minutes
Calories440
Ingredients
2 whole chicken, cut into pieces
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp butter
1 onion(s), medium, cut into wedges
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3 carrot(s), sliced
1/4 cup parsley, fresh, chopped
2 bay leaves
1/4 cup dry white wine OR chicken broth
1/4 cup black olives, pitted, chopped
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 tomato(es), diced
Directions
  1. Sauté chicken pieces in olive oil and butter over medium heat until well browned. Remove chicken.
  2. Sauté onion and garlic until translucent.
  3. Replace chicken, add carrots, parsley, bay leaves and wine. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until tender.
  4. Remove bay leaves. Add olives, pine nuts and tomatoes. Simmer a few more minutes until heated through.
  5. Transfer chicken and vegetables to a hot platter. Serve the extra liquid as a sauce on the side.
10 minutes
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
8
Servings
440
Calories

Directions

  1. Sauté chicken pieces in olive oil and butter over medium heat until well browned. Remove chicken.
  2. Sauté onion and garlic until translucent.
  3. Replace chicken, add carrots, parsley, bay leaves and wine. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until tender.
  4. Remove bay leaves. Add olives, pine nuts and tomatoes. Simmer a few more minutes until heated through.
  5. Transfer chicken and vegetables to a hot platter. Serve the extra liquid as a sauce on the side.