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Green Olive Chicken

You can put this Green Olive Chicken dish together in minutes, pop it in the oven and forget about it until dinner. A baked chicken dish loaded with cherry tomatoes, green olives, garlic and lemon zest for lots of flavour. Easy enough for mid week dinners and fancy enough for weekend entertaining.

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Green Olive Chicken

  • Slice the olives and garlic, it’s best to use olives that are already pitted. Peel the garlic and slice it in half.
  • Evenly sprinkle over the top the tomatoes, olives and garlic slices, just make sure the entire top is somewhat covered.
  • Bake the chicken, in a preheated 375 degrees f/190 degrees c oven. The chicken will be done when juices run clear and it’s browned on the top.

MAKE AHEAD TIP! At this stage, you can cover and refrigerate until you are ready to cook the chicken.

Green Olive Chicken ready to bake

Enjoy The Chicken

Like I said earlier, this really is one of my go to dishes. It’s easy to make and absolutely delicious. And did I not mention how easy it is! It really doesn’t get a whole lot easier than this easy dish. I’ve been making this dish for almost 20 years and it really never ever disappoints.

Green Olive Chicken fresh out of the oven
Green Olive Chicken

Here’s a Few Tips To get This Chicken Just right

  • Use all of the ingredients listed in the recipe card! For once in my life, I’m saying no to substitutions for this dish. Everything is needed to bring all the deliciousness that this dish deserves.
  • Let the chicken rest, when you take it out of the oven, allow it to sit for about 15 minutes before serving. The chicken will be more tender and flavourful, if you leave it for just a small amount of time before serving.
close up of the green olive chicken
Green Olive Chicken

Can You Use White Chicken Meat for this reicpe

Okay, I’ve made this with both chicken breasts and chicken thighs. Hands down, the thighs are better. If you do choose to use chicken breasts for this recipe, I strongly suggest using bone in with skin on. Otherwise the chicken will be dry.

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Green Olive Chicken

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Green Olive Chicken

I hope you enjoy the chicken dish and get a chance to make it sometime. It’s a keeper. Happy cooking friends and I’ll be back soon with more delicious kitchen inspiration.

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Green Olive Chicken

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Green Olive Chicken

You can put this Green Olive Chicken dish together in minutes, pop it in the oven and forget about it until dinner. A baked chicken dish loaded with cherry tomatoes, green olives, garlic and lemon zest for lots of flvour. Easy enough for mid week dinners and fancy enough for weekend entertaining.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Resting Time10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: chicken, olives, tomatoes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 476kcal
Author: Julia Pinney

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs chicken thighs if you prefer less fat, remove the skin
  • 1 1/2 Cups cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 Cup green olives pitteted and cut in half
  • 6 cloves garlic cut in half
  • Zest and juice of one lemon
  • A bunch of flat leaf parsley finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F/190 degrees C.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon juice, lemon zest and parsley. Stir to combine.
  • Place the chicken in a deep in a deep sided baking dish. Evenly pour over the marinade. Top with cherry tomatoes, green olives and garlic slices.
  • Bake in the oven for about 50 โ€“ 60 minutes until chicken is fully cooked and browned.
    *After about 30 minutes of cooking, coat the chicken in the pan juices using a spoon.
  • Remove from oven when done and let rest about 15 minutes before serving.

*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.

Nutrition Facts
Green Olive Chicken
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 476 Calories from Fat 342
% Daily Value*
Fat 38g58%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g
Monounsaturated Fat 19g
Cholesterol 167mg56%
Sodium 982mg43%
Potassium 499mg14%
Carbohydrates 5g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 29g58%
Vitamin A 474IU9%
Vitamin C 14mg17%
Calcium 38mg4%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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By on July 5th, 2021
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2 Comments on “Green Olive Chicken”

  1. 5 stars
    This is to die for – and anyone who uses breasts instead of thighs is crazy. My husband and I loved, loved, loved it. It was easy to cut in half (there are only two of us) and I actually wished we had leftovers! Followed the recipe to the T and would not change a thing for fear of not getting the same result. Not only a keeper, but probably a staple from now on. So glad I came across it!

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    • Thanks Sandy for the great feedback. I’ve been making this recipe for almost 20 years now and it’s one of my go to recipes for guests. Really happy you enjoyed it too!

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