5 from 9 votes
Lemon Olive Chicken
Inexpensive chicken leg quarters baked with lemon, olives, and garlic. Topped with feta cheese.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 25 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
615 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 3 lemon large
- 3 shallot
- 3 garlic cloves
- 4 chicken leg quarters
- salt
- black pepper
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup parsley fresh, minced
- 2 teaspoons oregano dried
- ¾ cup white wine dry
- 1 cup green olives see note
- ½ cup feta cheese crumbled
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.
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Notes
- 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.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
615kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
47g
(72%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
158mg
(53%)
Sodium
855mg
(36%)
Potassium
571mg
(12%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
676IU
(14%)
Vitamin C
50mg
(56%)
Calcium
179mg
(18%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 615
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 615kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 47g | 72% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 158mg | 53% |
| Sodium | 855mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 571mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 676IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 50mg | 56% |
| Calcium | 179mg | 18% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.