Chicken with Lemon and Green Olives

If you love olives like we do you need to try this. This is a recipe from my Rachael Ray mag and E and I loved it. I made it over a month ago but remembered that I wanted to share it with you. I served it with Indian Naan bread (instead of making couscous) and that was great to sop up all of the juices with. (Just note that if you do use the bread instead of the couscous to go with the chicken you can eliminate all of step one)

• 4 Servings
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• Prep 10 min
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• Cook 20 min

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons couscous
• Grated peel and juice of 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• 3/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs, patted dry
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced
• 2 tomatoes—cored, seeded and cut into small cubes
• 1/2 cup pitted green olives, quartered lengthwise

Swap in leftover chicken broth for the water to cook the couscous.

Use your fingers to swipe away and remove tomato seeds.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Bring 1 1/4 cups water to a boil. Stir in the couscous, lemon peel and 2 tablespoons olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork. Stir in 1/4 cup parsley just before serving.

2. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Working in batches, add the chicken to the pan and cook until golden on one side, about 5 minutes; turn and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer to a plate. (You may need to add another tablespoon of olive oil between batches.) Add the onion and garlic to the pan, partially cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden, about 6 minutes.

3. Return the chicken to the pan and stir in the tomatoes, olives, lemon juice and 1/2 cup water. Simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes; stir in the remaining 1/2 cup parsley. Serve with the couscous.