Chicken with Lemon and Olives
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken with Lemon and Olives a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 25g of protein, 37g of fat, and a total of 493 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. If you have honey, ground cumin, orange juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.
Instructions
Combine first 7 ingredients; marinate at room temperature 30 minutes.
Pour marinade into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add chicken; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Arrange chicken in dish; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with olives and lemon slices.
Bake at 400 for 40 minutes or until a thermometer registers 16
Remove chicken from dish; keep warm. Strain sauce over a saucepan, reserving solids. Bring sauce to a boil; cook 3 minutes or until slightly thick. Stir in olives and garlic; serve with chicken and lemons. Top with parsley.
Wine note: Finding an inexpensive wine that's complex enough to shine with a briny dish like this is a wine lover's coup. Discover Barefoot Wine's California Pinot Grigio ($6). With green apple, lemon, and jasmine opening to apricot and orange zest, it's a little sweet and briny like the chickenand tastes like it costs way more than it does. Sara Schneider