Are you looking for an easy one dish meal for dinner? Try this Mediterranean chicken thighs with olives recipe. Tender, juicy pieces of boneless skinless chicken thighs and chorizo sausage are cooked together, with an assortment vegetables and herbs to create a thick and chunky sauce. Perfect for casual relaxed eating. Enjoy this dish with a bowl and a spoon.
How to Make
Spicy chorizo sausage is pan fried with diced onion and garlic until golden and fragrant. Followed by a generous helping of capsicum and mushrooms, all sautéed until soft.
A thick sauce is then created, by combining canned tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, white wine, and a selection of dried herbs.
Bite size pieces of skinless chicken thigh fillets are simmered in the sauce until soft and tender, then garnished with slices of juicy black olives.
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Recipe
Mediterranean Chicken Thighs With Olives
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 80 grams chorizo sausage skin removed and diced
- 260 grams onions – diced
- 2 cloves garlic crushed and chopped
- 400 grams red capsicum seeds removed and diced
- 400 grams mushrooms Washed and sliced
- 30 grams semi sun-dried tomatoes drained and chopped
- 400 grams can diced tomato
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 kg chicken thigh fillets boneless and skin and fat removed. Cut into bite size pieces, lightly seasoned with salt
- 40 grams sliced black olives
- Salt for seasoning
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large heavy fry pan, add the chorizo sausage meat and fry for 1- 2 minutes, while breaking it into small pieces.
- Add the onion, fry on a medium to low heat, stirring frequently, until the onions soften and turn a light golden colour, add the garlic and fry, stirring frequently for 1 – 2 minutes more.
- Add the capsicums and mushrooms, fry while stirring for about 5 minutes or until the capsicum softens, add the sundried tomatoes, canned tomatoes, wine, dried herbs, season with salt and pepper and add the chicken pieces. Stir and bring to the boil.
- Cover with a lid, turn down the heat and simmer for 30 – 40 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and the sauce has thickened.
- Adjust the seasoning, add the olives and stir through.
- Serve with steamed rice or pasta.
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Pocket Food Facts
Did You Know?
Just picked olives are too bitter to eat. The fruit has to be washed and soaked in brine or salted and allowed to age before being eaten. Read more here.
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