Best 7 Chicken W Green Olives Orange And Sherry Recipes

CHICKEN WITH GREEN OLIVES, ORANGE, AND SHERRY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Heat oil in large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet; cook until skin is crisp and browned, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plate. Reduce heat to medium-high. Drain all but 2 tablespoons drippings from skillet. Add shallots; stir until soft and beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Add garlic; stir 30 seconds. Add Sherry; boil until reduced by half, scraping up browned bits, about 3 minutes. Add chicken broth; bring to boil. Return chicken, skin side up, to skillet. Place orange wedges and olives among chicken pieces. Transfer to oven and braise uncovered until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to platter. Bring sauce to boil over high heat. Stir in honey; boil until thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce, oranges, and olives over chicken, or return chicken to skillet and serve.

ORANGE BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH GREEN OLIVES

Steps:

• Rinse chicken and pat dry. Season chicken with salt and pepper. In a heavy skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown chicken, transferring as browned to a plate.
• Pour off all but about 1 tablespoon fat from pan. Reduce heat to moderate and in skillet cook garlic, stirring, until it begins to turn golden. Add onion and cook, stirring, until pale golden. Stir in cumin, citrus juices, and salt and pepper to taste and add chicken and olives. Simmer chicken, covered, 25 minutes, or until tender.

CHICKEN WITH GREEN OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy, large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Pat chicken dry.
• Add to skillet and brown well on all sides.
• Add onion, garlic, bay leaves and season to taste.
• Cook 2 minutes.
• Pour in wine and cook until evaporated.
• Blend in tomato paste and paprika.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Add broth; cover and cook 15 minutes.
• Add olives and cook until chicken is tender, about 10 minutes.
• Garnish with parsley.
• Great served with egg noodles or mashed potatoes.

CHICKEN WITH SHERRY ALA ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Lightly spray a skillet with Pam and brown the thighs on both sides.
• Season with Salt & Pepper.
• Place thighs in an oven proof dish and sprinkle with the paprika.
• Cover the thighs with the shallots, mushrooms, garlic and Jalapeno (or green peppers) Set aside.
• In a saucepan combine the water (1/4 cup), Orange zest, orange juice & Brown sugar.
• Mix the corn starch with the 3 tbsp of water and add to the sauce.
• Bring sauce to a boil & simmer for apprx 5 minutes.
• Mix in the sherry and grand Marnier.
• Cut each slice of orange into 4 pieces.
• Place 2 pieces of orange on each thigh.
• Spoon the sauce over the chicken.
• Bake in 375 oven for apprx 35 minutes or until done.
• Baste a couple of times during baking.
• Use parsley as a garnish if you wish.

CHICKEN AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Season skin-side of chicken with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Turn breasts over and season skinless side with salt, black pepper, cayenne, and herbes de Provence. Turn again so that the skin-side is facing up; rest for 10 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Place chicken skin-side down in hot oil. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook chicken until skin is well-browned, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken and cook until just browned, about 2 minutes; transfer to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir shallots in the hot skillet until just softening and golden brown, about 2 minutes. Stir olives into shallots and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Pour the chicken broth into the skillet; bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of the reserved olive brine, lemon zest, and cumin; increase heat to high and cook until sauce is reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and return chicken, skin-side up, to the skillet. Cover the skillet with a lid and cook until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken to a plate and cover with aluminum foil.
• Stir parsley and butter into sauce, stirring continuously until butter is melted and sauce is shiny. Spoon sauce over chicken.

BROILED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH ORANGES, FENNEL AND GREEN OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat the broiler (to high if you have the option).
• Combine the fennel, onion, olives, garlic, Maras pepper and 2 tablespoons oil in a large bowl, sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss gently. Spread this mixture in a 9-by-12-inch baking dish or disposable foil pan and scatter orange sections on top.
• Add the chicken and remaining tablespoon of oil to the now-empty bowl, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Place thighs on top of fennel mixture, skin side down.
• Place under broiler with pan about 4 inches from the flame and broil for 10 minutes, turning pan front to back after 4 minutes. Turn chicken skin side up and continue to broil, switching pan back to front after about 3 minutes and broiling until the skin is crisp and dark brown and the chicken is opaque throughout (or until center of flesh registers 165 degrees on instant-read thermometer), 5 to 7 minutes more. Serve with crusty bread or couscous to soak up the juices.

CHICKEN WITH GREEN OLIVES

Steps:

• Put oil in deep skillet or casserole. Turn heat to medium-high and wait a minute, until oil is hot. Add chicken, skin-side down, and brown it well, rotating and turning pieces as necessary and sprinkling with salt and pepper as they cook; 10 to 15 minutes total. Turn heat to medium, remove chicken and pour off all but 2 tablespoons of fat.
• Add onion, ginger, cinnamon, garlic, cumin, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon or more of pepper and some salt and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes, until onion softens. Add stock and raise heat to medium-high; return chicken to pan, skin-side up. Cook at a lively simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Add olives and continue to cook until chicken is done, another 10 to 15 minutes or so. Add lemon juice, then taste and adjust seasoning. Garnish and serve.