braised chicken with olives, lemon and fennel
(2 ratings)
Bright Mediterranean flavors take center stage with braised chicken, olive and fennel.
(2 ratings)
yield
4 -6
prep time
15 Min
cook time
2 Hr
method
Roast
Ingredients For braised chicken with olives, lemon and fennel
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3 lbbone-in chicken thighs
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salt and pepper
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2 Tbspolive oil
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1 mdonion, sliced
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5 clovegarlic, thinly sliced
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1fennel bulb, thinly sliced
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2 sprigfresh rosemary
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1 clarge green pitted olives, cut in half
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1 tspdried oregano
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1 pinchred pepper flakes
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1/4 cdry white wine
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2 Tbspall-purpose flour
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2 Tbsptomato paste
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2-1/4 cchicken stock
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2bay leaves
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4strips lemon zest (removed with a vegetable peeler)
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1lemon (juice only)
How To Make braised chicken with olives, lemon and fennel
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1Preheat oven to 375F.
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2Season chicken with salt and pepper then brown on both sides in a small amount of oil; then place chicken pieces in a large baking dish.
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3Add the onion to the pan and cook until translucent then add garlic, fennel, rosemary, olives, oregano, and red pepper flakes.
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4Add the wine and simmer until it cooks off, stirring the bottom of the pan to lift up any browned bits.
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5Add the flour and stir to blend, then add tomato paste, chicken stock, bay leaves, lemon zest and lemon juice, cooking and stirring until slightly thickened.
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6Pour the sauce over the chicken and bake, basting every thirty minutes, until chicken is tender, 75-90 minutes. Serve chicken with sauce.
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