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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Recipe - Williams Lake

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

Sauté chicken pieces in olive oil and butter over medium heat until well browned. Remove chicken.
Sauté onion and garlic until translucent.
Replace chicken, add carrots, parsley, bay leaves and wine. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until tender.
Remove bay leaves. Add olives, pine nuts and tomatoes. Simmer a few more minutes until heated through.
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

Servings

440

Calories

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Makes 8 servings

2 whole chicken, cut into pieces

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2 tbsp olive oil

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2 tbsp butter

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1 onion(s), medium, cut into wedges

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2 cloves garlic, chopped

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3 carrot(s), sliced

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1/4 cup parsley, fresh, chopped

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2 bay leaves

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1/4 cup dry white wine OR chicken broth

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1/4 cup black olives, pitted, chopped

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1/4 cup pine nuts

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2 tomato(es), diced

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Directions

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