Chicken With Garlic Olives And Dates Food

CHICKEN AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Season skin-side of chicken with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Turn breasts over and season skinless side with salt, black pepper, cayenne, and herbes de Provence. Turn again so that the skin-side is facing up; rest for 10 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Place chicken skin-side down in hot oil. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook chicken until skin is well-browned, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken and cook until just browned, about 2 minutes; transfer to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir shallots in the hot skillet until just softening and golden brown, about 2 minutes. Stir olives into shallots and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Pour the chicken broth into the skillet; bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of the reserved olive brine, lemon zest, and cumin; increase heat to high and cook until sauce is reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and return chicken, skin-side up, to the skillet. Cover the skillet with a lid and cook until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken to a plate and cover with aluminum foil.
• Stir parsley and butter into sauce, stirring continuously until butter is melted and sauce is shiny. Spoon sauce over chicken.

CHICKEN WITH GARLIC, OLIVES AND DATES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 deg F. Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
• 2. In a very large, oven safe skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs and cook until nicely browned on both sides. (If you don't have a large enough skillet, cook in batches and transfer chicken to a 3 quart baking dish).
• 3. Add olives, olive brine, lemon juice, dates, garlic and thyme to pan. Transfer to oven and roast until chicken is done (175 deg F internal temp), about 35 minutes.

PAN SEARED CHICKEN WITH OLIVES

Steps:

• For the chicken: Using a meat mallet, evenly pound the chicken breast halves between 2 sheets of plastic wrap to 1/4-inch thickness. Put the chicken into a heavy resealable bag or 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Add the oil, parsley, shallots and garlic; sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and mix in the bag or toss in the baking dish until the chicken is coated in the marinade. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Using tongs, remove the chicken from the marinade, allowing the oil to drain. (It's ok if some of the garlic and shallots still cling to the chicken.) Discard the marinade.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large (12- to 14-inch) skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add the chicken breasts, 2 at a time, being sure to space them out in the skillet. (Avoid over-crowding, or you won't get a good sear.) Sear until light golden on the first side, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and sear on the other side until the chicken is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes more. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm. Cook the remaining 2 chicken breasts, adding another tablespoon of oil if needed. Reserve the skillet for the sauce.
• For the pan sauce: In a small bowl, combine the tomatoes, basil if using and the garlic; season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Set aside.
• Pour out all but 2 tablespoons oil from the skillet. If the skillet is dry and more oil is needed, add about 2 tablespoons. Over medium heat, add the olives and shallots and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the vinegar and cook, scraping up any browned bits in the skillet. Whisk in the chicken broth and any pan juices the chicken released on the platter and bring to a simmer. Cook until the liquid has reduced by half. Stir in the mustard, add the seasoned tomatoes and cook, stirring, until heated through, about 1 minute; season with salt and pepper if needed.
• Spoon the sauce over the chicken on the platter, garnish with chopped herbs if using and serve immediately with the Winter Greens Salad on the side if desired.
• Put the arugula, frisee and radicchio into a salad bowl and toss to combine. Drizzle the vinegar over the greens and toss until coated; drizzle the oil over the top and toss again. Add the cheese, season with salt and pepper and toss until well combined. Serve immediately.

GARLIC-LIME CHICKEN WITH OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Coat a large roasting pan with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine chicken, onion, garlic, lime juice, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, cumin, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Toss to coat.
• Transfer chicken to prepared pan and pour over any remaining marinade. Arrange olives over and around chicken in pan. Roast 30 to 35 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Serve 1/3 of the chicken tonight and reserve remaining chicken in the refrigerator for other meals.

CHICKEN WITH OLIVES & DATES

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk the honey, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and paprika together. Pour it over the chicken and let it marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Sauté, over a medium flame, onion and garlic in olive oil and butter for about 3 - 4 minutes.
• Add Ras el Hanout and cayenne pepper. Stir until fragrant.
• Add water, halved olives and chopped dates, and cook covered for 20 minutes. Uncover the pan and let the sauce reduce until thickened and syrupy. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, take the chicken out of marinade and arrange it on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven at 210 °C for 30 minutes. Then, lower the temperature to 180 °C and cook for another 20 minutes until the skin is golden brown and the chicken is cooked through.
• Serve with olive and date sauce over Basmati rice.
• *If you don't have it, whisk your own version: blend equal parts of ground cinnamon, cumin,ground coriander, ground ginger, ground turmeric, saffron and ground cardamom.

CHICKEN WITH DATES

Steps:

• Season the chicken parts with salt and a generous amount of pepper.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet, add the chicken in batches, and brown on all sides over high heat.
• Remove the chicken and set aside.
• Add the onion to the skillet and cook over medium heat until soft, about 10 minutes.
• Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, honey and stock and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and return the chicken to the skillet.
• Cover and simmer for 25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.
• Skim the fat from the surface.
• Add the dates, lemon juice and saffron and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Serve the chicken with some of the sauce and dates.

GARLIC LOVER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, salt if desired and pepper. Place milk in a shallow bowl. Dip chicken in milk, then toss in the crumb mixture. , Place chicken in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Combine the butter, garlic and lemon juice; drizzle over the chicken. Sprinkle with paprika., Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 15-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165°.

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Pat chicken thighs dry with paper towels. Season well with salt and pepper and place in an earthenware baking dish in one layer, skin side up. Sprinkle with red pepper, garlic, fennel and rosemary and drizzle with olive oil. Rub seasoning into thighs on all sides. Tuck lemon wedges here and there. Let marinate for 15 minutes. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Put baking dish in oven, uncovered, and roast until skin browns lightly, about 20 minutes. Scatter olives evenly over chicken and add broth. Cover tightly and bake for 1 hour, until meat is very tender when probed with a skewer.
• Remove thighs and lemon wedges and arrange on a platter. Keep warm. Pour pan juices into a saucepan and quickly skim fat from surface. Over high heat, simmer rapidly until reduced by half. Spoon juices over chicken, sprinkle with parsley and serve.