Rosemary Chicken With Tomatoes And Olives Food

CHICKEN & OLIVE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or flameproof casserole dish on a medium heat, add the onion and cook for a few mins. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min more. Remove the onion and garlic from the pan and set aside on a plate.
• Turn up the heat, add the chicken and cook for a few mins each side until golden.
• Return the onion and garlic to the pan with the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook for 20 mins until the chicken is cooked through, juicy and tender, and the sauce is rich and thickened. Serve with rice.

ROSEMARY CHICKEN WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a non-stick pan, then brown the chicken all over. Add half the chopped rosemary, stir to coat, then set aside on a plate.
• In the same pan, heat the rest of the oil, then gently cook the onion for about 5 mins until soft. Add the garlic, anchovies and remaining rosemary, then fry for a few mins more until fragrant. Pour in the tomatoes and capers with the wine, if using, or 75ml water if not. Bring to the boil, then return the chicken pieces to the pan. Cover, then cook for 20 mins until the chicken is cooked through. Season and serve with a crisp green salad and crusty bread.

PASTA WITH SPICY SAUSAGES, TOMATOES, ROSEMARY AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Warm the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and rosemary; cook, breaking up the meat with a fork, until browned and cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic, cook 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and stir occasionally until they have broken down and turned into a sauce, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the olives for the last 5 minutes of cooking. Add salt to taste, cover and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain well and toss with the sauce.

ITALIAN BRAISED CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Set your oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat the oil in a large, ovenproof pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken thighs to the pan, skin side up. Season the chicken skin with a pinch of salt and a little pepper on each piece. Once some of the fat has been released into the pan, flip the chicken over and cook until the skin is brown and crispy, about 7-8 minutes. If using skinless thighs, cook them until the meat starts to brown. Remove the chicken from the pan. (While the chicken is cooking, prep the rest of the ingredients.)
• Pour out all but a few teaspoons of the oil. Add the onion to the pan and let it cook until soft, about 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Add the tomato paste to the pan and let it cook until it has darkened slightly and is fragrant smelling, about 3 minutes.
• Add all the remaining ingredients to the pan and stir well. Season to taste with sea salt and black pepper. Nestle the chicken back into the pan, skin side up. Pop the chicken into the oven and let it cook for 40 minutes. Remove the chicken from the oven and serve it right away.

CHICKEN WITH TOMATO ROSEMARY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt butter and heat w/ EVOO in a skillet.
• Sauté chicken breast halves on both sides until browned, set aside in a baking dish, cover with foil and place in oven to continue cooking until chicken is no longer pink.
• In the mean time, add white wine to skillet and reduce by half.
• Add broth, tomatoes, rosemary. Bring to a boil then simmer and reduce the liquid by half. May take 10 minutes or longer.
• Add cream/ half & half and reduce liquid to desired thickness. This may take an additional 10 minutes or longer. Add onions and wilt, and serve.
• Serve over chicken breasts w/ buttered noodles or rice.

CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY, GARLIC, AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Lightly season the chicken with salt and pepper. Place the chicken and rosemary in a sealed container or resealable bag. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or up to overnight.
• Thirty minutes before cooking, remove the chicken from the refrigerator. Reserve the rosemary.
• Place a large, deep cast-iron skillet that has a lid, or a Dutch oven, over medium-high heat. Add 1/4 cup of the olive oil and heat until hot. Working in 2 batches, sear the chicken for 4 to 5 minutes per side, or until golden brown. Transfer to a plate. If necessary, add up to another 1/4 cup olive oil between batches.
• Add the onion and garlic to the pan. Saute for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally and pressing down on the garlic cloves. Pour in the tomato sauce and stir constantly for 2 minutes.
• Add the wine, scraping the carmelized bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula or spoon. Reduce the heat to low and return the chicken to the pan. Partially cover the skillet with the lid and braise the chicken for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. If the pan looks dry at any time, reduce the heat slightly and add some chicken stock or water.
• Add the rosemary and cook for an additional 20 minutes, or until the chicken is fork-tender. Transfer the chicken and sauce to a platter and serve.

ROSEMARY, TOMATO AND BLACK OLIVE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a large non-stick saucepan.
• Brown the chicken with a little salt and pepper until crisp on all sides.
• Remove and add the rest of the oil to pan with the onion, garlic, red pepper flakes and rosemary.
• Cook for 7 minutes, then add the wine, tomatoes and chicken.
• Add additional salt and pepper to taste and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the olives and serve with cooked orzo or another small-sized pasta.

MAKE IT YOURSELF: SLOW-ROASTED LEMON & HERB CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Combine salt, rosemary, oregano, 1½ teaspoons lemon zest, and pepper in a small bowl. Place chicken on a rimmed baking sheet and rub all over with oil. Season with herb mixture, inside and out. Halve lemon and place inside cavity.
• Roast until chicken is pull-apart tender (grab a leg and wiggle it; it should easily come away from the bird), 2½ to 3 hours.

CHICKEN WITH HEIRLOOM TOMATOES, ARTICHOKES, AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Coat chicken breasts with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange chicken breasts in a large baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until opaque, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, gently mash 1 cup tomatoes. Combine with remaining tomatoes, remaining olive oil, artichokes, rosemary sprigs, salt, and red pepper flakes.
• Flip chicken breasts and cover with tomato mixture. Continue baking until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 12 minutes more.
• Place olives on a cutting board and use a rolling pin to break them into irregular pieces. Plate chicken breasts with tomato mixture; drizzle lemon juice on top. Garnish with rosemary sprigs and cracked olives.

ROSEMARY CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large ovenproof straight-sided skillet or braiser over medium-high. Swirl in oil. Working in two batches if necessary, add chicken, skin-sides down, and cook, undisturbed, until golden brown and crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Flip and brown other sides, 4 to 5 minutes more. Transfer to a plate; drain all but 2 tablespoons fat from skillet.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add garlic, capers, anchovies, rosemary, and red-pepper flakes to skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes and broth; bring to a simmer, scraping any browned bits from bottom of skillet. Continue to simmer until thickened slightly, about 10 minutes. Season to taste. Return chicken to skillet, skin-sides up, along with any accumulated juices and olives.
• Transfer skillet to oven and braise, uncovered, until chicken is cooked through and liquid is reduced to a thick gravy, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove and discard rosemary. Serve over mashed potatoes or polenta.

CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts between 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Using a meat tenderizing hammer, pound each breast to about 1/2 inch thick.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Briefly cook chicken breasts in oil, turning to lightly brown both sides. Add garlic and rosemary, and continue cooking until garlic is soft. Pour wine into pan, and cover pan with lid. Bring to a boil, and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and olives to the pan; continue cooking, covered, for approximately 10 minutes

ROSEMARY CHICKEN AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Brine: To make your boneless skinless chicken breasts even juicier and more flavorful use a quick brine. Just with a 15 minutes simple brine the chicken breast will be juicier.
• Heat the cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. When it is hot, add the olive oil.
• Reduce heat to medium and place chicken breast in pan and cook for 1 minute without moving.
• Wait until it is golden brown and then flip the chicken breasts. Cook for an additional minute.
• Then remove chicken and set aside. Drain off oil. Add butter and add onion along with garlic sauté for 1 minute. Add chicken, broth and rosemary. Turn the heat to low.
• Add tomatoes, cover the skillet and cook on low for 10 minutes. Cover with a tight-fitting lid. Do not lift the lid; do not even think of peeking.
• After 10 minutes additional, turn off the heat. Let chicken rest for 10 more minutes. Again, do not lift the lid; do not peek I mean it.
• Take breast out and serve with rice, quinoa or grab a crust bread and dig in!

CHICKEN ROASTED WITH TOMATOES, POTATOES, AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. and oil a 13-by 9-inch shallow baking pan.
• Mince and mash 2 garlic cloves to a paste with salt. In a small bowl whisk together garlic paste, lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons oil with salt and pepper to taste. In pan make 2 beds of overlapping lemon slices and put a chicken breast half, skin side up, on each bed. Brush chicken generously with some of the garlic lemon mixture and season with salt and pepper.
• Quarter potatoes and in a bowl toss with tomatoes, remaining 5 whole garlic cloves, and remaining tablespoon oil until coated well. Arrange vegetables around chicken and sprinkle chicken with olives and rosemary.
• Roast chicken and vegetables in middle of oven 15 minutes and brush with remaining garlic lemon mixture. Roast chicken 10 to 15 minutes more, or until a meat thermometer registers 175°F. and chicken is cooked through.
• Discard lemon slices and serve chicken with vegetables, spooning any pan juices over them.