This recipe for Mediterranean chicken is chicken thighs, olives, roasted peppers and orzo, all cooked in a single pan. An easy and healthy dinner option with minimal clean up at the end of the night!
918 kcal
/serving
35 min
Serves
4
Medium
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 4 bone in, skin on chicken thighs
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 small onion ( finely diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 cup roasted peppers (roughly chopped (can use red, yellow or orange peppers)
- 8 oz orzo pasta (uncooked)
- 3/4 cup kalamata olives (halved)
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 15 oz can chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
- 3 cups (720ml) chicken broth
- kosher salt and black pepper (to taste)
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)
Preparation
Not specified
Cooking
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large skillet or pot, heat the olive oil over medium high heat.
- Season the chicken generously on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Place the chicken in the pan and cook for 4 to 6 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
- Remove the chicken from the pan.
- Drain off excess fat leaving about 1 teaspoon in the pan.
- Add the onion, cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic, cook for one minute more.
- Add the orzo, oregano, roasted peppers, olives and chickpeas to the pan.
- Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
- Place the chicken on top of the orzo mixture; add chicken broth.
- Bring everything to a boil, cover the pot with a lid and place into the oven.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- Sprinkle with parsley, then serve.
Plating & Serving
Not specified
Suggested Sides
Nutrition per Serving
918
Calories
52.2g
Protein
45% DV
79.3g
Carbs
27% DV
43.1g
Fat
55% DV
10.1g
Fiber
27% DV
10.2g
Sugars
1403mg
Sodium
94% DV
195mg
Cholesterol
55% DV
| Health Labels | Sugar Conscious Mediterranean Dairy Free Egg Free Milk Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Fish Free Shellfish Free Pork Free Red Meat Free Crustacean Free Celery Free Mustard Free Sesame Free Lupine Free Mollusk Free Alcohol Free No Sugar Added Sulphite Free Kosher |
* Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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