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Lemon Olive Chicken

By Lana Stuart · Published: May 16, 2018 · Last Modified: Oct 20, 2020 · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Lemon, ripe green olives, garlic, and oregano combine in a flavorful Mediterranean sauce for this Lemon Olive Chicken. From @NevrEnoughThyme https://www.lanascooking.com/lemon-olive-chicken/

Lemon Olive Chicken - lemon, ripe green olives, garlic, and oregano combine in a flavorful Mediterranean sauce for this delicious chicken dish.

This Lemon Olive Chicken contains lots of flavorful Mediterranean ingredients - ripe green olives, lemon, garlic, oregano - that are all roasted along with the browned chicken to create a bright, tangy sauce.

Lemon, ripe green olives, garlic, and oregano combine in a flavorful Mediterranean sauce for this Lemon Olive Chicken. From @NevrEnoughThyme https://www.lanascooking.com/lemon-olive-chicken/

Then the finished chicken and sauce are topped with crumbled feta cheese. I served this with steamed fresh green beans on the side. It's also great over orzo.

The weather is starting to warm up here and pretty soon it will be just too hot to have the oven on for a long time. But before that happens, I'm doing lots of roasting and baking.

Roasted main dishes are usually so easy - brown up some meat, add ingredients, and pop the whole thing in the oven to slowly cook while you do something else.

Lemon, ripe green olives, garlic, and oregano combine in a flavorful Mediterranean sauce for this Lemon Olive Chicken. Click To Tweet

How to Make Lemon Olive Chicken:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Prep lemons for Lemon Olive Chicken

Zest and juice two of the lemons. Cut the third into wedges.

Prep shallots for Lemon Olive Chicken

Peel the shallots; cut lengthwise once then crosswise into half moons. Peel and mince the garlic. Set all aside for now.

Brown the chicken for Lemon Olive Chicken

Pat the chicken dry and season generously with salt and pepper. Add the oil to a large, ovenproof frying pan and place over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the seasoned chicken. Brown well on all sides, turning several times. Transfer the browned chicken to a plate.

Lemon Olive Chicken

To the pan, add the shallots and cook until softened. Add the parsley, garlic, and oregano and cook for an additional minute. Stir in the lemon juice, zest, wine, and olives.

Return chicken to pan for Lemon Olive Chicken

Return the chicken to the pan.

Bring the mixture to a simmer, cover the pan and place it in the oven (if your pan doesn’t have a lid, use a double thickness of foil). Cook for 45-50 minutes or until chicken is very tender.

Remove the lid or foil and cook for an additional 10 minutes or until the juices are slightly reduced.

Serve the chicken topped with the pan sauce, feta cheese, and lemon wedges.

(Note: You’ll use green ripe olives for this recipe. Not the pimiento stuffed green olives packed in brine. Lindsay markets “California Green Ripe” olives packed in water and sea salt which is what I used. If you can’t find green ripe olives, you can use large black olives.)

Enjoy!

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Lemon, ripe green olives, garlic, and oregano combine in a flavorful Mediterranean sauce for this Lemon Olive Chicken. From @NevrEnoughThyme https://www.lanascooking.com/lemon-olive-chicken/

Lemon Olive Chicken

Inexpensive chicken leg quarters baked with lemon, olives, and garlic. Topped with feta cheese.
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 617kcal
Author: Lana Stuart

Ingredients

  • 3 large lemons
  • 3 shallots
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 4 chicken leg quarters
  • Salt and pepper
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup minced fresh parsley
  • 2 tsp. dried oregano
  • ¾ cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup green olives see note
  • ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Zest and juice two of the lemons. Cut the third into wedges. Peel the shallots; cut lengthwise once then crosswise into half moons. Peel and mince the garlic. Set all aside for now.
  • Pat the chicken dry and season generously with salt and pepper. Add the oil to a large, ovenproof frying pan and place over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the seasoned chicken. Brown well on all sides, turning several times. Transfer the browned chicken to a plate.
  • To the pan, add the shallots and cook until softened. Add the parsley, garlic, and oregano and cook for an additional minute. Stir in the lemon juice, zest, wine, and olives. Return the chicken to the pan.
  • Bring the mixture to a simmer, cover the pan and place it in the oven (if your pan doesn’t have a lid, use a double thickness of foil). Cook for 45-50 minutes or until chicken is very tender. Remove the lid or foil and cook for an additional 10 minutes or until the juices are slightly reduced.
  • Serve the chicken topped with the pan sauce, feta cheese, and lemon wedges.

Notes

(Note: You’ll use green ripe olives for this recipe. Not the pimiento stuffed green olives packed in brine. Lindsay markets “California Green Ripe” olives packed in water and sea salt which is what I used. If you can’t find green ripe olives, you can use large black olives.)
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Nutrition Information

Serving: 1g | Calories: 617kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 158mg | Sodium: 855mg | Potassium: 580mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 700IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 198mg | Iron: 3mg

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Lana Stuart is the cook and occasional traveler here at Never Enough Thyme. Lana has been cooking since she was tall enough to reach the stove and started this blog in 2009 to share her delicious home cooking recipes. You'll find about 700 recipes here so there's sure to be something your family will like!
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  1. Snegolenka says

    May 17, 2018 at 12:32 pm

    This is the most delicious chicken I've ever tasted! The dish is juicy, tender, soft and incredibly tasty!
    I highly recommend cooking chicken according to this recipe, you will be delighted!

    Reply
    • Lana Stuart says

      May 18, 2018 at 8:07 am

      I'm so glad you liked it!

      Reply
  2. Amanda says

    July 27, 2015 at 9:43 am

    This looks and sounds delicious Lana! I love lemon on/in chicken, amazing flavor. And thanks so much for the link love! :)

    Reply
  3. Lauren @ Healthy Delicious says

    May 18, 2015 at 3:56 pm

    I make a really similar dish (I even use Lindsay olives in it!) and it's fabulous. I bet your version is delicious, too.

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