Dinner Tonight: Pan Roasted Chicken with Olives, Capers, and Vermouth

Dinner Tonight: Pan Roasted Chicken with Olives, Capers, and Vermouth
Dinner Tonight: Pan Roasted Chicken with Olives, Capers, and Vermouth is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. One portion of this dish contains about 25g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 239 calories. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have parsley, capers, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
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2
Cut three slits into the top of each breast, just breaking the skin. Season them heavily with the salt and pepper.
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Pour the oil into an iron skillet and turn the heat to medium-high. When it's nice and hot place the chicken breasts in skin side down. Cook for 8 minutes.
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4
Flip the breasts over and transfer the skillet to the oven. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the inside is about 165°F.
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5
Remove the chicken and set aside.
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6
Pour off all but 1/2 tablespoon of the fat and place the skillet over high heat.
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7
Add the vermouth and the bay leaf.
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8
Let it reduce by 2/3rds, about 5 minutes.
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Add the chopped olives and capers and cook for another minute.
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Turn off the heat, pour in the lemon juice and add the parsley. Stir until combined.
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Serve the sauce over the chicken breasts.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings2
Health Score21
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